API Reference

eth_baseFee

Get the base fee for the next block.

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Supported on Avalanche C-Chain (mainnet) only.

Parameters

  • none

Returns

  • result- string - The hex value of the base fee for the next block.

API Endpoint

The format of an Avalanche C-Chain API endpoint is
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/avalanche-c/ext/bc/C/rpc - for RPC API
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/avalanche-c/ext/bc/C/avax - for AVAX API

Here is an example:
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/4c0a1c23661a4e26bcbcwed461e34ea9/avalanche-c/ext/bc/C/rpc
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/4c0a1c23661a4e26bcbcwed461e34ea9/avalanche-c/ext/bc/C/avax

Example

Request

curl --location --request POST https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/avalanche-c/ext/bc/C/rpc \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_baseFee",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
}'

Result

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x34630b8a00"
}