JSON-RPCMethods

eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas: parameters, returns and CU

Return the suggested EIP-1559 priority fee per gas in wei. See parameters, return value, CU metering and supported chains for this method.

Summary

Return the node's suggested EIP-1559 priority fee (tip) per gas, in wei.

Compute Units (CU) and Pricing

CU per call

10 CU

Price per 1M calls (USD)

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Returns

Type: QUANTITY
Description: Suggested priority fee as a 0x-prefixed hexadecimal quantity in wei.

Notes

The value covers only the tip, not the base fee; an EIP-1559 transaction also needs the block base fee to derive maxFeePerGas.

Request Example

curl -X POST "https://dev-api.blockvectra.network/v1/robinhood_mainnet" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: <api_key>' \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }'

Supported Chains

Supported chains:

EthereumBetaeth_mainnet
HyperEVMhyperevm_mainnet
Robinhood Chainrobinhood_mainnet

eth_gasPrice: parameters, returns and CU

Return the node's suggested current gas price in wei. See parameters, return value, CU metering and supported chains for this method.

eth_estimateGas: parameters, returns and CU

Estimate the gas limit a transaction would need. See parameters, return value, CU metering and supported chains for this method.