Parameters

conf_target

integer

REQUIRED

Confirmation target in blocks

estimate_mode

string

The fee estimate mode. By default, it is economical

Returns

result

object

Fee estimate object

feerate

number

(Optional) Estimate fee rate in BTC/kB (only present if no errors were encountered)

blocks

integer

Block number where estimate was found

errors

array

(Optional) Errors encountered during processing (if there are any)

str

string

Error

error

object | null

(Optional) JSON-RPC error when the request failed; omitted or null on success

code

integer

Error code

message

string

Error message

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "estimatesmartfee",
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  "params": [
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    6
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "estimatesmartfee",
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  "params": [
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    6
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'estimatesmartfee',
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    params: [6],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'estimatesmartfee',
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    params: [6],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "estimatesmartfee",
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  "params": [
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    6
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "estimatesmartfee",
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  "params": [
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    6
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "estimatesmartfee",
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  params: [6]
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "estimatesmartfee",
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  params: [6]
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

Response

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "feerate": 0.00001,
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    "blocks": 10
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "feerate": 0.00001,
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    "blocks": 10
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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