eth_gasPrice - Base

Example code for the eth_gasPrice JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use eth_gasPrice JSON-RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

The eth_gasPrice method returns the current gas price on the Base network in wei. This value represents the L2 execution fee component. Note that Base transactions also incur an L1 data fee for posting transaction data to Ethereum mainnet.

Parameters

None

Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_gasPrice",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.post('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_gasPrice',
    params: [],
    id: 'getblock.io'
}, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
});

const gasPriceWei = parseInt(response.data.result, 16);
const gasPriceGwei = gasPriceWei / 1e9;
console.log('Gas Price:', gasPriceGwei, 'gwei');

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'eth_gasPrice',
        'params': [],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

result = response.json()
gas_price_wei = int(result['result'], 16)
gas_price_gwei = gas_price_wei / 1e9
print(f'Gas Price: {gas_price_gwei} gwei')

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_gasPrice",
            "params": [],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;
    
    println!("Gas Price: {}", response["result"]);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x5f5e100"
}

Response Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

jsonrpc

string

JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")

string

Request identifier matching the request

result

string

Hexadecimal gas price in wei

Use Cases

Transaction Fee Estimation: Calculate L2 execution costs before sending transactions
Gas Price Monitoring: Track network congestion and fee trends
Cost Optimization: Time transactions for lower fees during quiet periods
User Interface Display: Show current gas prices to users
Trading Bot Configuration: Set gas price limits for automated trading

Error Handling

Error Code

Message

Description

-32603

Internal error

Node internal failure

-32600

Invalid request

Malformed JSON-RPC request

Web3 Integration

const { ethers } = require('ethers');

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

async function getGasPrice() {
    const feeData = await provider.getFeeData();
    
    console.log('Gas Price:', ethers.formatUnits(feeData.gasPrice, 'gwei'), 'gwei');
    console.log('Max Fee Per Gas:', ethers.formatUnits(feeData.maxFeePerGas, 'gwei'), 'gwei');
    console.log('Max Priority Fee:', ethers.formatUnits(feeData.maxPriorityFeePerGas, 'gwei'), 'gwei');
    
    return feeData;
}

getGasPrice();

import { createPublicClient, http, formatGwei } from 'viem';
import { base } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: base,
    transport: http('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

async function getGasPrice() {
    const gasPrice = await client.getGasPrice();
    console.log('Gas Price:', formatGwei(gasPrice), 'gwei');
    return gasPrice;
}

getGasPrice();

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