eth_estimateGas - Hyperliquid RPC Method
Estimate gas required for transactions on Hyperliquid. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives.
Estimates the gas necessary to execute a transaction on Hyperliquid.
Why Hyperliquid? Build on the trading-focused EVM and HyperCore ecosystem built for onchain perpetuals and market data with HyperCore market structure, sub-second finality, and direct access to trading-focused data services.
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 perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives
Code Examples
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 Hyperliquid. Essential for verifying transaction execution for perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives.
eth_gasPrice
Get current gas price on Hyperliquid. Essential for transaction cost estimation for perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives.