Please note that for this RPC method, if the block number is set to pending, Polygon zkEVM assumes it as the latest.

Parameters

transaction

object

The transaction call object:

from

string

The address from which the transaction is sent

to

string

REQUIRED

The address to which the transaction is addressed

gas

integer

The integer of gas provided for the transaction execution

gasPrice

integer

The integer of gasPrice used for each paid gas encoded as hexadecimal

value

integer

The integer of value sent with this transaction encoded as hexadecimal

data

string

The hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For more information, see the Contract ABI description in the Solidity documentation.

blockNumber

string

The block number in hexadecimal format or the string latest, earliest, pending, safe or finalized

Returns

result

string

The estimated amount of gas used

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_estimateGas","params":[{"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"}],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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curl https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_estimateGas","params":[{"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"}],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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import { Core } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const core = new Core({
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  endpointUrl: "https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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})
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core.client
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    .estimateGas({
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      account,
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      to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
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      value: parseEther('1')
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    })
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    .then(res => console.log(res))
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import { Core } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const core = new Core({
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  endpointUrl: "https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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})
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core.client
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    .estimateGas({
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      account,
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      to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
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      value: parseEther('1')
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    })
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    .then(res => console.log(res))
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require 'eth'
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client = Eth::Client.create 'https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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payload = {
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    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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    "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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    "params": [{"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"}],
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    "id": "1"
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}
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response = client.send(payload.to_json)
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puts response

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require 'eth'
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client = Eth::Client.create 'https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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payload = {
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    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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    "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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    "params": [{"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"}],
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    "id": "1"
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}
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response = client.send(payload.to_json)
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puts response

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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(async () => {
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  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  const estimate = await provider.estimateGas({
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    "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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    "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601",
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  });
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  console.log(estimate);
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})();
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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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(async () => {
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  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  const estimate = await provider.estimateGas({
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    "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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    "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601",
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  });
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  console.log(estimate);
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})();
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var myHeaders = new Headers();
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myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
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var raw = JSON.stringify({
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  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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  "params": [
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    {
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      "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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      "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"
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    }
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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});
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var requestOptions = {
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  method: 'POST',
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  headers: myHeaders,
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  body: raw,
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  redirect: 'follow'
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};
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fetch("https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/", requestOptions)
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  .then(response => response.text())
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  .then(result => console.log(result))
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  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

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var myHeaders = new Headers();
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myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
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var raw = JSON.stringify({
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  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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  "params": [
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    {
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      "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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      "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"
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    }
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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});
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var requestOptions = {
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  method: 'POST',
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  headers: myHeaders,
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  body: raw,
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  redirect: 'follow'
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};
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fetch("https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/", requestOptions)
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  .then(response => response.text())
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  .then(result => console.log(result))
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  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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  "params": [
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    {
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      "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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      "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"
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    }
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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  "params": [
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    {
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      "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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      "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"
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    }
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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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url = URI("https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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  "params": [
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    {
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      "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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      "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"
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    }
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "method": "eth_estimateGas",
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  "params": [
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    {
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      "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
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      "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"
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    }
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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estimate = w3.eth.estimate_gas({"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"})
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print(estimate)

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.soneium-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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estimate = w3.eth.estimate_gas({"from":"0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9","to":"0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601"})
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print(estimate)

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