getGasPrice
Callable
Type parameters
- ReturnFormat: DataFormat
Parameters
web3Context: Web3Context<EthExecutionAPI, any>
returnFormat: ReturnFormat
(DataFormat defaults to DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT) Specifies how the return data should be formatted.
Returns Promise<NumberTypes[ReturnFormat[number]]>
The gas price determined by the last few blocks median gas price.
web3.eth.getGasPrice().then(console.log);
> 20000000000n
web3.eth.getGasPrice({ number: FMT_NUMBER.HEX , bytes: FMT_BYTES.HEX }).then(console.log);
> "0x4a817c800"
(Web3Context) Web3 configuration object that contains things such as the provider, request manager, wallet, etc.