eth_feehistory - Worldchain

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

Returns historical gas information on the World Chain network, allowing analysis of gas price trends over time.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
blockCount	string	Number of blocks in the requested range (hex)
newestBlock	string	Highest block number or "latest", "pending"
rewardPercentiles	array	Array of percentile values for priority fee calculation

Request

curl

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_feeHistory",
    "params": ["0x5", "latest", [25, 50, 75]],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

JavaScript (axios)

Python (requests)

Rust (reqwest)

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "baseFeePerGas": ["0x3B9ACA00", "0x3B9ACA00"],
        "gasUsedRatio": [0.5, 0.6],
        "reward": [["0x59682F00", "0x59682F00", "0x59682F00"]]
    }
}

Response Parameters

Field	Type	Description
baseFeePerGas	array	Array of base fee per gas for each block
gasUsedRatio	array	Array of gas used ratios for each block
reward	array	Array of priority fee percentile values

Use Case

The eth_feeHistory method on World Chain is typically used for:

• Gas price analysis

• Fee estimation

• Historical trend analysis

• Dynamic fee calculation

Error Handling

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

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

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

const feeHistory = await provider.send('eth_feeHistory', ['0x5', 'latest', [25, 50, 75]]);
console.log('Fee History:', feeHistory);

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