estimatesmartfee RPC Method

Estimates the smart fee per kilobyte to be paid for a transaction and also returns the number of blocks for which the estimate is valid.

Updated on

Oct 4, 2023

estimatesmartfee RPC Method

Parameters

conf_target

numeric

REQUIRED

Confirmation target in blocks

estimate_mode

string

The fee estimate mode. By default, it is CONSERVATIVE

Returns

blocks

Block number where estimate was found

feerate

estimate fee rate in BTC/kB

errors

Errors encountered during processing

str

Error

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/ \
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    -X POST \
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    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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    --data '{"method": "estimatesmartfee", "params": [10]}'
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