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POST
eth_gasPrice
curl --request POST \
  --url https://monad-testnet.core.chainstack.com/9c5b265f20b3ea5df4f54f70eb74b800/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_gasPrice",
  "params": []
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": "<string>"
}
Monad API method that returns the current gas price in wei. This value is determined by the network and represents the median gas price of recent blocks.
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Parameters

  • none

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Response

  • result — the current gas price in wei, encoded as hexadecimal.

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eth_gasPrice code examples

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

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function getGasPrice() {
  const feeData = await provider.getFeeData();
  console.log(`Gas price: ${ethers.formatUnits(feeData.gasPrice, "gwei")} gwei`);
}

getGasPrice();

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Use case

A practical use case for eth_gasPrice is calculating transaction costs before sending transactions, allowing users to see estimated fees in their wallet or DApp interface.

Body

application/json
​
id
integer
default:1
​
jsonrpc
string
default:2.0
​
method
string
default:eth_gasPrice
​
params
array

Response

200 - application/json

The current gas price in wei.

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jsonrpc
string
​
id
integer
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result
string
Last modified on May 18, 2026