# eth\_estimateExecutionGas - Avalanche

#### Parameters

`object` - json object

The transacion call object in format: { "from": "address" (optional, string) - The address the transaction is sent from. "to": "address" (optional, string) - The address the transaction is directed to. "gas": "quantity" (optional, string) - Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. eth\_call consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions. "gasPrice": "quantity" (optional, string) - Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas "value": "quantity" (optional, string) - Integer of the value sent with this transaction "data": "data" (optional, string) - Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. }

`QUANTITY|TAG` - string

Optional.

integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending".

#### Request

```java
curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/ext/bc/C/rpc' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' 
--data-raw '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_estimateExecutionGas",
  "params": [
    {
      "from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
      "to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
      "gas": "0x76c0",
      "gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000",
      "value": "0x9184e72a",
      "data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"
    },
    "latest"
  ],
  "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

#### Response

```java
{
    "error": {
        "code": -32601,
        "message": "the method eth_estimateExecutionGas does not exist/is not available"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}
```


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