suix_getReferenceGasPrice - Sui

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

This method returns the reference gas price for the current epoch on the SUI network. This minimum gas price is determined by validator voting and is essential for setting appropriate transaction gas budgets.

Parameters

None

Request Example

curl

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

example.js

const axios = require('axios');
axios.post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/", {
  jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "suix_getReferenceGasPrice", params: [], id: "getblock.io"
}).then(r => console.log("Gas Price:", r.data.result));

example.py

import requests
url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"
payload = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "suix_getReferenceGasPrice", "params": [], "id": "getblock.io"}
response = requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=payload)
print("Gas Price:", response.json().get("result"))

example.rs

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::json;

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

Response Sample

response.json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "result": "1000"
}

Response Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

result

string

Reference gas price in MIST per gas unit

Use Cases

Transaction Construction
Set the appropriate gas price when building transactions.
Cost Estimation
Calculate expected transaction costs before submission.
Gas Price Monitoring
Track network gas prices for analytics.

Error Handling

Network Error

Description: Connection issues
Solution: Check endpoint availability

Web3 Integration

Sui Typescript SDK

import { SuiClient } from '@mysten/sui/client';
const client = new SuiClient({ url: 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' });
const gasPrice = await client.getReferenceGasPrice();
console.log(gasPrice);

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