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getFeeForMessage RPC Method

Get the fee the network will charge for a particular message.

Updated on
Dec 7, 2023

getFeeForMessage RPC Method

Please note that this method is only available in solana-core v1.9 or newer. Please use getFees for solana-core v1.8

Parameters

message
string
REQUIRED
The transaction message encoded as base64
object
array
The configuration object with the following fields:
commitment
string
The level of commitment required for the query. The options include:
finalized
string
The node will query the most recent block confirmed by the supermajority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized
confirmed
string
The node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by the supermajority of the cluster
processed
string
The node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may not be complete
maxSupportedTransactionVersion
number
The maximum supported transaction version to return in responses. If the requested block contains a transaction with a higher version, an error will be returned. If this parameter is omitted, only legacy transactions will be returned, and a block containing any versioned transaction will prompt an error

Returns

result
Null if the transaction message is not found otherwise RpcResponse JSON object with the following fields:
context
The information about the current state of the program
apiVersion
The version of the Solana RPC API to use
slot
An integer representing the slot for which to retrieve the fee calculator
value
(u64 | null) The fee corresponding to the message at the specified blockhash
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '
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{
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"id":1,
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"jsonrpc":"2.0",
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"method":"getFeeForMessage",
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"params":[
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"AQABAgIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEBAQAA",
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{
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"commitment":"processed"
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}
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]
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}
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'
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