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getFees RPC Method

Returns a recent block hash from the ledger, a fee schedule that can be used to compute the cost of submitting a transaction using it, and the last slot in which the blockhash will be valid.

Updated on
Aug 21, 2024

getFees RPC Method

Please note that this method is deprecated, no longer available on Devnet and Testnet, and will be removed from Mainnet soon. For a similar method you can use Solana's getFeeForMessage RPC method.

Parameters

object
array
The configuration object with the following fields:
commitment
string
The level of commitment required for the query. The options include:
finalized
string
The node will query the most recent block confirmed by the supermajority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized
confirmed
string
The node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by the supermajority of the cluster
processed
string
The node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may not be complete

Returns

result
The result will be an object with the following fields:
context
The information about the current state of the program
apiVersion
The version of the Solana RPC API to use
slot
An integer representing the slot for which to retrieve the fee calculator
value
A JSON object describing the cluster fee rate at the queried blockhash
blockhash
The blockhash for the specified transaction. This is the blockhash used to calculate the fees
feeCalculator
A JSON object that represents the fee calculator for the specified transaction:
lamportsPerSignature
The number of lamports required to process each signature in the transaction
lastValidBlockHeight
The last block height where a blockhash remains valid
lastValidSlot
The last valid slot for the specified transaction
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getFees"}'
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