eth_estimateGas - Boba Network RPC Method
Estimate gas required for transactions on Boba Network. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation.
Estimates the gas necessary to execute a transaction on Boba Network.
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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
Request Parameters
Sender address
Recipient address
Gas limit
Gas price
Value in wei
Transaction data
Response Body
Estimated gas amount in hexadecimal
Code Examples
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": "0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000",
"to": "0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000",
"value": "0x1"
}],
"id": 1
}'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;
}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('0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000', 0.1)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("0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000")
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 priceeth_sendRawTransaction- Send transaction
eth_getTransactionReceipt
Get transaction receipt with status and logs on Boba Network. Essential for verifying transaction execution for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation.
eth_gasPrice
Get current gas price on Boba Network. Essential for transaction cost estimation for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation.