eth_gasPrice - Boba Network RPC Method
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.
Returns the current gas price on Boba Network in wei.
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Use Cases
The eth_gasPrice method is essential for:
- Transaction pricing - Set appropriate gas prices
- Cost estimation - Calculate transaction costs before sending
- Gas monitoring - Track network congestion
- DeFi operations - Optimize costs for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation
Request Parameters
This method accepts no parameters.
Response Body
Current gas price in wei (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_gasPrice",
"params": [],
"id": 1
}'import { JsonRpcProvider, formatUnits } from 'ethers';
const provider = new JsonRpcProvider('https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY');
const feeData = await provider.getFeeData();
const gasPrice = feeData.gasPrice;
console.log('Gas Price:', formatUnits(gasPrice, 'gwei'), 'Gwei');
// Calculate transaction cost
async function estimateTransactionCost(gasLimit) {
const feeData = await provider.getFeeData();
const cost = feeData.gasPrice * BigInt(gasLimit);
return formatUnits(cost, 'ether');
}
const cost = await estimateTransactionCost(21000);
console.log('Transfer cost:', cost, 'ETH');from web3 import Web3
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY'))
gas_price = w3.eth.gas_price
print(f'Gas Price: {w3.from_wei(gas_price, "gwei")} Gwei')
# Calculate transaction cost
def estimate_transaction_cost(gas_limit):
gas_price = w3.eth.gas_price
cost = gas_price * gas_limit
return w3.from_wei(cost, 'ether')
cost = estimate_transaction_cost(21000)
print(f'Transfer cost: {cost} ETH')package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"math/big"
"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)
}
gasPrice, err := client.SuggestGasPrice(context.Background())
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
// Convert to Gwei
gwei := new(big.Float).Quo(
new(big.Float).SetInt(gasPrice),
big.NewFloat(1e9),
)
fmt.Printf("Gas Price: %f Gwei\n", gwei)
}Error Handling
| Error Code | Message | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -32603 | Internal error | Node error |
Related Methods
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas- Get priority fee (EIP-1559)eth_feeHistory- Get historical fee dataeth_estimateGas- Estimate gas needed
eth_estimateGas
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.
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
Get recommended priority fee on Boba Network. Essential for EIP-1559 transactions for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation.