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POST
/
be84184cd12967be5a65d06651c60085
eth_estimateGas
curl --request POST \
  --url https://plasma-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/be84184cd12967be5a65d06651c60085 \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
  "params": [
    {
      "to": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
    }
  ]
}'
{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": {}
}
Plasma API method that generates and returns an estimate of how much gas is necessary for the transaction to complete.

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Parameters

  • object — the transaction call object with fields like from, to, gas, gasPrice, value, data

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Response

  • quantity — the amount of gas used

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eth_estimateGas code examples

const { JsonRpcProvider } = require("ethers");

const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function call() {
  const result = await provider.send("eth_estimateGas", [
    {
      to: "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e"
    }
  ]);
  console.log(result);
}

call();

Body

application/json
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id
integer
default:1
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jsonrpc
string
default:2.0
​
method
string
default:eth_estimateGas
​
params
Transaction · object[]

The transaction call object.

Response

200 - application/json

Generates and returns an estimate of how much gas is necessary for the transaction to complete.

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jsonrpc
string
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id
integer
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result
object | null