# Ethereum eth_gasPrice RPC method
Ethereum API method that returns the current gas base fee of the network. The value returned is in Wei.
Parameters:
none
Returns:
quantity
— the integer value of the current gas base fee in Wei.
Example:
- web3.js
- web3.py
- eth.rb
- cURL
const Web3 = require("web3");
const node_url = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const web3 = new Web3(node_url);
web3.eth.getGasPrice((err, gasPrice) => {
console.log(gasPrice)
})