eth_gasPrice - Hyperliquid RPC Method
Get current gas price on Hyperliquid. Essential for transaction cost estimation for perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives.
Returns the current gas price on Hyperliquid in wei.
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_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 perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives
Code Examples
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 Hyperliquid. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for perpetual futures trading, onchain order books, and institutional-grade derivatives.
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
Get the suggested priority fee (tip) per gas for EIP-1559 transactions on Hyperliquid. Essential for gas estimation, fee optimization, and time-sensitive transaction pricing.