eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas

Returns the priority fee needed for inclusion in the next block on the Base network. This method is essential for EIP-1559 transactions, helping you determine the appropriate tip to incentivize miners.

Parameters

None required - this method takes no parameters.

Returns

QUANTITY - The hex-encoded priority fee per gas in wei needed for inclusion in the next block.

Implementation Example

cURL

curl -X POST https://api-base-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch('https://api-base-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas',
    params: [],
    id: 1
  })
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.result);

Response Example

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x77359400"
}

The result 0x77359400 represents 2,000,000,000 wei (2 gwei) as the suggested priority fee.

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