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eth_estimateGas RPC Method

Returns an estimation of gas for a given transaction.

Updated on
Nov 2, 2023

eth_estimateGas RPC Method

Parameters

transaction
object
The transaction call object. If no field is provided, the latest block is used by default
from
string
The address from which the transaction is sent
to
string
REQUIRED
The address to which the transaction is addressed
gas
integer
The integer of gas provided for the transaction execution
gasPrice
integer
The integer of gasPrice used for each paid gas encoded as hexadecimal
value
integer
The integer of value sent with this transaction encoded as hexadecimal
data
string
The hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For more information, see the Contract ABI description in the Solidity documentation.

Returns

quantity
The estimated amount of gas used
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.nova-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_estimateGas","params":[{"from": "0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045", "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601", "value": "0x1"}],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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