eth_gasPrice

POSThttps://api.triport.io/v1/ethereum

Returns the node's current estimate of the gas price, in wei, as a hex string.

Ethereumeth_read_rpcfree 10 RPS · basic 20 RPS · pro 100 RPS · business 250 RPS

eth_gasPrice returns the node's current best estimate of the gas price, encoded as a 0x-prefixed hexadecimal string in wei. It takes no parameters. The value is derived from recent block activity and represents what the node considers a competitive price for a legacy (pre-EIP-1559) transaction.

Use it when you need a single, simple gas-price figure — for example, when constructing a legacy type: 0x0 transaction that carries a flat gasPrice field, or for a quick fee-level readout in a dashboard.

Prefer eth_feeHistory on EIP-1559 chains. Ethereum mainnet uses the EIP-1559 fee market (a per-block baseFeePerGas plus a priority tip), so a single gasPrice value is a coarse approximation. For accurate fee estimation on EIP-1559 transactions (maxFeePerGas / maxPriorityFeePerGas), use eth_feeHistory and add a tip. eth_gasPrice remains useful for legacy transactions and for rough, human-readable estimates.

Parameters

This method takes no parameters; pass an empty array.

_(none)_arrayrequired

Must be [].

Response

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`jsonrpc`	`string`	JSON-RPC version, always `"2.0"`.
`id`	`number`	Echoes the request `id`.
`result`	`string`	Current gas-price estimate in wei as a `0x`-prefixed hex string (e.g. `0x3b9aca00` = `1000000000` wei = `1` gwei).

Errors

Code	Meaning	When it happens
`-32001`	`trial_expired`	The account's trial period has ended; upgrade to a paid tier to continue.
`-32003`	`rate_limited`	The per-tier RPS limit was exceeded. Back off and retry.

See errors.md for the full error envelope and handling guidance.

Examples

JavaScript (fetch)

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://api.triport.io/v1/ethereum", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.TRIPORT_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: "2.0",
    id: 1,
    method: "eth_gasPrice",
    params: [],
  }),
});


const { result } = await res.json();
const wei = BigInt(result);
console.log("gas price:", Number(wei) / 1e9, "gwei"); // 1 gwei

TypeScript SDK (`@triport/sdk`)

TypeScript

import { Triport } from "@triport/sdk";


const client = new Triport({ apiKey: process.env.TRIPORT_API_KEY! });


const result = await client.ethereum.request<string>("eth_gasPrice", []);
console.log("gas price (gwei):", Number(BigInt(result)) / 1e9);

Python (`triport-sdk`)

Python

import os
from triport import Triport


client = Triport(api_key=os.environ["TRIPORT_API_KEY"])


result = client.ethereum.request("eth_gasPrice", [])
print("gas price (gwei):", int(result, 16) / 1e9)

Notes

The result is a hex string in wei, not a number — convert with base 16 (or BigInt) before arithmetic, and divide by 1e9 to get gwei.
eth_gasPrice is available on the free tier (eth_read_rpc category).
Rate limiting is RPS-per-tier with burst; there is no daily quota. A -32003 rate_limited error means you should back off and retry shortly.
This is a legacy method. For EIP-1559 fee estimation use eth_feeHistory; to read the latest chain head, see eth_blockNumber.

Request

cURLJavaScriptPython

curl https://api.triport.io/v1/ethereum \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRIPORT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "eth_gasPrice",
    "params": []
  }'

const res = await fetch("https://api.triport.io/v1/ethereum", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer $TRIPORT_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "eth_gasPrice",
    "params": []
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests


resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.triport.io/v1/ethereum",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer $TRIPORT_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": 1,
        "method": "eth_gasPrice",
        "params": [],
    },
)
data = resp.json()
print(data)

Response 200

JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x3b9aca00"
}