eth_estimateGas - Mantle RPC Method
Estimate gas required for transactions on Mantle. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for liquid staking (mETH $1.87B TVL), institutional DeFi via Bybit, and yield optimization strategies.
Estimates the gas necessary to execute a transaction on Mantle.
Why Mantle? Build on the world's largest ZK rollup by TVL with $2.5B+ secured and deep Bybit integration with near-instant ZK finality via OP Succinct, $6.2B treasury backing, mETH liquid staking, and 25% Bybit trading fee discounts.
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 liquid staking (mETH $1.87B TVL), institutional DeFi via Bybit, and yield optimization strategies
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 Mantle. Essential for verifying transaction execution for liquid staking (mETH $1.87B TVL), institutional DeFi via Bybit, and yield optimization strategies.
eth_gasPrice
Get current gas price on Mantle. Essential for transaction cost estimation for liquid staking (mETH $1.87B TVL), institutional DeFi via Bybit, and yield optimization strategies.