eth_estimateGas - Avalanche

Example code for the eth_estimateGas json-rpc method. Сomplete guide on how to use eth_estimateGas json-rpc in GetBlock.io Web3 documentation.

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

curl --location --request POST 'https://avax.getblock.io/mainnet/ext/bc/C/rpc' 
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY' 
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' 
--data-raw '{"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_estimateGas",
"params": [{"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155", "to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567", "gas": "0x76c0", "gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000", "value": "0x9184e72a", "data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"}, "latest"],
"id": "getblock.io"}'

Response

{
    "error": {
        "code": -32000,
        "message": "insufficient funds for transfer"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}