Error: Failed to check for transaction receipt

[JCSanPedro]

Not sure if this is an error with web3 or the http provider, but I'm seeing this error whenever I use the PromiEvent feature for sending transactions.

Example:

contract.methods.transfer(recipient, value).send({ from: web3.eth.accounts[0], gas: web.utils.toHex(1000000) })
.once('transactionHash', function (txHash) {
  console.log('transactionHash', txHash);
})
.once('confirmation', function(confirmationNumber, receipt) {
  console.log('confirmation', confirmationNumber, receipt);
})
.once('receipt', function(receipt) {
  console.log('receipt', receipt);
})
.once('error', function(error) {
  console.log('error', error);
});

After a few seconds, I see the transactionHash event occur, then eventually the confirmation and receipt event as well. The transaction does actually go through, though a few seconds after receiving the confirmation, I get this error:

Error: Failed to check for transaction receipt

It seems to be similar to the issue posted here web3/web3.js#1255

[aj0strow]

I'm also getting this error.

web3 Error: Failed to subscribe to new newBlockHeaders to confirm the transaction receipts.

[sivachaitanya]

how did you solve this ?

[barrard]

I just got this same error
infurating...

[semuelle]

+1