eth_estimateGas

Estimates the gas necessary to execute a transaction on Boba Network.

Why Boba Network? Build on the Hybrid Compute L2 enabling smart contracts to access AI models and Web2 APIs natively with HybridCompute 2.0 for native AI/API access, $70M ecosystem funding, OP Stack compatibility, and two-way offchain integration.

Use Cases

The eth_estimateGas method is essential for:

• Transaction preparation - Set appropriate gas limits
• Cost estimation - Calculate transaction costs before sending
• Error detection - Identify reverts before spending gas
• DeFi operations - Estimate costs for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
from	DATA	No	Sender address
to	DATA	No	Recipient address
gas	QUANTITY	No	Gas limit
gasPrice	QUANTITY	No	Gas price
value	QUANTITY	No	Value in wei
data	DATA	No	Transaction data

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
  "params": [{
    "from": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb",
    "to": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb",
    "value": "0x1"
  }],
  "id": 1
}

Returns

Type	Description
QUANTITY	Estimated gas amount in hexadecimal

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x5208"
}

Note: 0x5208 = 21000 gas (standard ETH transfer)

Code Examples

cURL

curl -X POST https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_estimateGas",
    "params": [{
      "from": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb",
      "to": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb",
      "value": "0x1"
    }],
    "id": 1
  }'

JavaScript

import { JsonRpcProvider, parseEther } from 'ethers';

const provider = new JsonRpcProvider('https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY');

// Estimate simple transfer
async function estimateTransfer(to, value) {
  const gasEstimate = await provider.estimateGas({
    to: to,
    value: parseEther(value)
  });

  console.log('Estimated gas:', gasEstimate.toString());
  return gasEstimate;
}

// Estimate contract call
async function estimateContractCall(contract, method, args) {
  const gasEstimate = await contract[method].estimateGas(...args);
  console.log('Estimated gas:', gasEstimate.toString());

  // Add 20% buffer for safety
  return gasEstimate * 120n / 100n;
}

Python

from web3 import Web3

w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY'))

def estimate_transfer(to, value_in_ether):
    gas_estimate = w3.eth.estimate_gas({
        'to': to,
        'value': w3.to_wei(value_in_ether, 'ether')
    })

    print(f'Estimated gas: {gas_estimate}')
    return gas_estimate

def estimate_contract_call(contract, method, args):
    func = getattr(contract.functions, method)
    gas_estimate = func(*args).estimate_gas()

    # Add 20% buffer
    return int(gas_estimate * 1.2)

# Estimate simple transfer
gas = estimate_transfer('0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb', 0.1)

Go

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "math/big"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
)

func main() {
    client, err := ethclient.Dial("https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    toAddress := common.HexToAddress("0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb")
    msg := ethereum.CallMsg{
        To:    &toAddress,
        Value: big.NewInt(1000000000000000000),
    }

    gasLimit, err := client.EstimateGas(context.Background(), msg)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    fmt.Printf("Estimated gas: %d\n", gasLimit)
}

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32000	Execution reverted	Transaction would fail
-32602	Invalid params	Invalid transaction parameters

Tip: If estimation fails, the transaction would likely revert if sent.

Related Methods

• eth_gasPrice - Get current gas price
• eth_sendRawTransaction - Send transaction