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linea_estimateGas RPC Method

Returns an estimated gas amount needed for the transaction to execute on Ethereum without adding it to the blockchain.

Updated on
Feb 19, 2025

linea_estimateGas RPC Method

Parameters

transaction
object
REQUIRED
The transaction call object:
from
string
The address from which the transaction is sent
to
string
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
maxPriorityFeePerGas
string
The maximum fee, in wei, the sender is willing to pay per gas above the base fee
maxFeePerGas
string
The maximum total fee (base fee + priority fee), in wei, the sender is willing to pay per gas
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.
stateOverride
object
The State Override Set option allows you to change the state of a contract before executing the call, which means you can modify the values of variables stored in the contract, such as balances and approvals for that call without actually modifying the contract. Each address maps to an object containing:
balance
string
The fake balance to set for the account before executing the call
nonce
string
The fake nonce to set for the account before executing the call
code
string
The fake EVM bytecode to inject into the account before executing the call
stateDiff
integer
The fake key-value mapping to override individual slots in the account storage before executing the call

Returns

gasLimit
string
The estimated maximum gas that the transaction may consume
baseFeePerGas
string
The minimum required fee per gas unit in the network
priorityFeePerGas
string
The suggested tip for miners to prioritize the transaction
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