# eth\_maxPriorityFeePerGas - Monad

This method returns the current suggested priority fee per gas for EIP-1559 transactions.

## Parameters

* None

## Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code title="cURL" %}

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

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Axios" %}
{% code title="request.js" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

axios(config)
    .then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data)))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Request" %}
{% code title="request.py" %}

```python
import requests
import json

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust" %}
{% code title="main.rs" %}

```rust
use reqwest::header;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
        .body(r#"{
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
            "params": [],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response

{% code title="response.json" %}

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x77359400"
}
```

{% endcode %}

## Response Parameters

| Field  | Type   | Description                                                           |
| ------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| result | string | Suggested priority fee per gas in MON-wei (hex). 0x77359400 = 2 Gwei. |

## Use Case

The `eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas` method is essential for:

* EIP-1559 transaction construction
* Priority fee estimation
* Transaction speed optimization
* Wallet gas settings
* Automated trading fee calculation
* Dynamic fee adjustment

## Error Handling

| Status Code | Error Message | Cause                            |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------------------------- |
| 403         | Forbidden     | Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN. |

## Web3 Integration

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Ethers.js" %}
{% code title="ethers-example.js" overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
import { ethers } from 'ethers';

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

// Get fee data (includes maxPriorityFeePerGas)
const feeData = await provider.getFeeData();

console.log('Max Priority Fee:', ethers.formatUnits(feeData.maxPriorityFeePerGas, 'gwei'), 'Gwei');

// Build EIP-1559 transaction
const tx = {
    to: recipientAddress,
    value: ethers.parseEther('1.0'),
    maxFeePerGas: feeData.maxFeePerGas,
    maxPriorityFeePerGas: feeData.maxPriorityFeePerGas
};
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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