eth_gasPrice - Cronos RPC Method
Get current gas price on Cronos. Essential for transaction cost estimation for DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and Crypto.com ecosystem integrations.
Returns the current gas price on Cronos in wei.
Why Cronos? Build on the EVM-compatible Crypto.com blockchain with fast finality and deep Crypto.com ecosystem integration.
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 DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and Crypto.com ecosystem integrations
Request Parameters
This method accepts no parameters.
Response Body
Current gas price in wei (hexadecimal)
Code Examples
curl -X POST https://api-cronos-mainnet-archive.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-cronos-mainnet-archive.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-cronos-mainnet-archive.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-cronos-mainnet-archive.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 - Cronos RPC Method
Estimate gas required for transactions on Cronos. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and Crypto.com ecosystem integrations.
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas - Cronos RPC Method
Get recommended priority fee on Cronos. Essential for EIP-1559 transactions for DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and Crypto.com ecosystem integrations.