eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas

Overview

Theeth_maxPriorityFeePerGas RPC method is specifically designed to return the maximum priority fee per gas that is needed to be included in a block. This method is crucial for developers and users interacting with the Ethereum network, as it provides insights into the current gas fees required for transactions to be processed efficiently.

Parameters:

This method does not accept any parameters. This simplicity allows for a straightforward query to obtain the current maximum priority fee per gas.

Returns

The response from the eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas method is a string representing the maximum priority fee per gas in wei. Wei is the smallest denomination of ether, where 1 ether = 1e18 wei.

Request Example

curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/ethereum-mainnet/API_KEY/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key:{API_KEY}' \
--data '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
}'

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

import { TatumSDK, Ethereum, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'

const tatum = (await TatumSDK.init) < Ethereum > { network: Network.ETHEREUM }

const gasPrice = await tatum.rpc.maxPriorityFeePerGas()

await tatum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs