user34018: From the bitcoin RPC, both gettransaction and getblock returns a confirmation number in their response, are they always the same? Is there a case a transaction's confirmations isn't the same as its containing block's confirmation number?
https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#gettransaction

https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getblock


user208: 
Is there a case a transaction's confirmations isn't the same as its containing block's confirmation number?

No, by definition the number of confirmations on a transaction is the number of confirmations on the block it is contained in.

34018: <p>From the bitcoin RPC, both <code>gettransaction</code> and <code>getblock</code> returns a <code>confirmation</code> number in their response, are they always the same? Is there a case a transaction's confirmations isn't the same as its containing block's confirmation number?</p>

<pre><code>https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#gettransaction

https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getblock
</code></pre>
 208: <blockquote>
  <p>Is there a case a transaction's confirmations isn't the same as its containing block's confirmation number?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>No, by definition the number of confirmations on a transaction is the number of confirmations on the block it is contained in.</p>
