Returns the current maximum priority fee per gas for EIP-1559 transactions. On Hyperliquid, this method always returns zero as priority fees are not used.
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This method takes no parameters.
Returns
Returns the maximum priority fee per gas as a hexadecimal string. On Hyperliquid, this is always "0x0".
On Hyperliquid, priority fees are always zero. The network uses only base fees for transaction pricing, so setting a priority fee will not affect transaction inclusion speed or priority.
cURL example
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas","params":[],"id":1}' \
https://hyperliquid-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/4f8d8f4040bdacd1577bff8058438274/evm
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x0"}
Use cases
- EIP-1559 compatibility — Maintain compatibility with EIP-1559 transaction format
- Wallet applications — Handle priority fee queries for cross-chain compatibility
- Fee estimation — Calculate transaction costs knowing priority fees are zero
- Protocol integration — Integrate with protocols that query priority fees
jsonrpc
enum<string>
default:2.0
required
method
enum<string>
default:eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
required
Available options:
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
Successful response with the maximum priority fee per gas
The maximum priority fee per gas in wei as a hexadecimal string
