eth_estimateGas - Tempo RPC Method
Estimate gas required for transactions on Tempo. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for merchant settlement, treasury operations, payout automation, and stablecoin-native financial applications.
Estimates the gas necessary to execute a transaction on Tempo.
Why Tempo? Build on a payments-first EVM chain with deterministic settlement and stablecoin-native fees with no native gas token, fees denominated in supported USD stablecoins, and full EVM RPC compatibility.
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 merchant settlement, treasury operations, payout automation, and stablecoin-native financial applications
Request Parameters
Sender address
Recipient address
Gas limit
Gas price
Value in wei
Transaction data
Response Body
Estimated gas amount in hexadecimal
Code Examples
curl -X POST https://api-tempo-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_estimateGas",
"params": [{
"from": "0x0bd34b0a5be345c9bf7a147eb698e993511180cb",
"to": "0x0bd34b0a5be345c9bf7a147eb698e993511180cb",
"value": "0x1"
}],
"id": 1
}'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 Tempo. Essential for verifying transaction execution for merchant settlement, treasury operations, payout automation, and stablecoin-native financial applications.
eth_gasPrice
Get current gas price on Tempo. Essential for transaction cost estimation for merchant settlement, treasury operations, payout automation, and stablecoin-native financial applications.