eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas - Somnia

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

This method returns the current max priority fee per gas on the Somnia network (EIP-1559). This helps set appropriate priority fees for faster transaction inclusion.

Parameters

• None

Returns

Field	Type	Description
result	string	Max priority fee in wei (hex)

Request Example

cURL

cURL

curl -X POST https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/ \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
  "params": []
}'

JavaScript (Axios)

Python

Response Example

response.json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "result": "0x3b9aca00"
}

Use Cases

• Set EIP-1559 transaction fees

• Optimize gas pricing

• Priority transaction submission

SDK Integration

Ethers.js

ethers.js

const { ethers } = require('ethers');
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');
const feeData = await provider.getFeeData();
console.log(feeData.maxPriorityFeePerGas);