Rostrum Electrum for Bitcoin Cash
Overview
The blockchain.relayfee method queries the minimum transaction fee required for a low-priority transaction to be accepted into the daemon's memory pool. This fee is crucial for users who need to minimize transaction costs while ensuring their transaction is processed.
Returns
The method returns the minimum relay fee required in whole coin units (e.g., BTC, not satoshis for Bitcoin) as a floating-point number.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| fee | The minimum relay fee in coin units. |
Example Results
1e-5
0.0
Request Example
curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/rostrum-mainnet/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
--data '{
"method": "blockchain.relayfee",
"params": [],
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0"
}'
// yarn add @tatumio/tatum
import { TatumSDK, Rostrum, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'
const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<Rostrum>({ network: Network.ROSTRUM })
const relayFee = await tatum.rpc.getRelayFee()
console.log('Relay Fee:', relayFee)
await rostrum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs when done