eth_gasPrice - Unichain RPC Method
Get current gas price on Unichain. Essential for transaction cost estimation for decentralized exchanges, liquidity protocols, and MEV-protected DeFi applications.
Returns the current gas price on Unichain in wei.
Why Unichain? Build on Uniswap's DeFi-optimized Superchain L2 with 250ms sub-blocks and 95% lower costs than Ethereum with 250ms sub-blocks (fastest L2), TEE-secured block building, native Superchain interoperability, and 65% revenue to validators.
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 decentralized exchanges, liquidity protocols, and MEV-protected DeFi applications
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 Unichain. Essential for optimizing transaction costs for decentralized exchanges, liquidity protocols, and MEV-protected DeFi applications.
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
Get the suggested priority fee (tip) per gas for EIP-1559 transactions on Unichain. Essential for gas estimation, fee optimization, and time-sensitive transaction pricing.