eth_estimateGas

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Supported on Avalanche C-Chain (mainnet) only.

Parameters

• object - Transaction object, where from field is optional and nonce field is committed.
• quantity or tag - (optional) Integer block number, or the string 'latest', 'earliest' or 'pending'.

Returns

• quantity - The estimated amount of gas used.

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 https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/avalanche-c/ext/bc/C/rpc \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"method":"eth_estimateGas","params":[{"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601","value":"0x186a0"}],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

Result

{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x5208"
}