eth_estimateGas - Linea RPC Method

Estimates the gas necessary to execute a transaction on Linea.

Why Linea? Build on Consensys-backed zkEVM L2 with $1B+ TVL and 807% growth in 2025 with 15-30x lower fees than Ethereum mainnet, 6,200 TPS throughput, SWIFT integration with 12+ institutions, and $725M Consensys backing.

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 enterprise DeFi (Aave, Renzo), institutional cross-border payments via SWIFT pilots, and zkEVM-native applications

Code Examples

curl -X POST https://api-linea-mainnet-archive.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_estimateGas",
    "params": [{
      "from": "0xe5D7C2a44FfDDf6b295A15c148167daaAf5Cf34f",
      "to": "0xe5D7C2a44FfDDf6b295A15c148167daaAf5Cf34f",
      "value": "0x1"
    }],
    "id": 1
  }'

Error Handling

Tip: If estimation fails, the transaction would likely revert if sent.

Related Methods

• eth_gasPrice - Get current gas price
• eth_sendRawTransaction - Send transaction