onchain_gas
Multi-chain Gas Price
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Current gas price across multiple EVM chains in a single call.
Reads eth_gasPrice on every requested chain in parallel and returns gwei, so you do not have to query each chain's RPC separately and convert units yourself.
Supported chains: base, ethereum, optimism, arbitrum, polygon.
When to use: choosing the cheapest chain to transact on right now, cost estimation before submitting a transaction, monitoring for a low-gas window.
When NOT to use: you need an EIP-1559 fee breakdown (base fee vs priority fee) rather than a single legacy gas price, or historical gas data.
Args:
- chains (string[], optional): which chains to check. Defaults to all five supported chains.
Returns structuredContent:
{
"chains": [
{ "chain": "base", "chainId": 8453, "gasPriceGwei": 0.006 },
{ "chain": "ethereum", "chainId": 1, "gasPriceGwei": 0.0986 },
{ "chain": "polygon", "chainId": 137, "gasPriceGwei": 278.97 }
],
"source": "Live RPC eth_gasPrice, each chain's public network"
}
A chain whose RPC could not be reached returns gasPriceGwei null rather than a stale or fabricated
value; if every requested chain fails the call errors and is not billed.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chains | array | no | Which chains to check. Defaults to all five supported chains. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"chains": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"base",
"ethereum",
"optimism",
"arbitrum",
"polygon"
]
},
"description": "Which chains to check. Defaults to all five supported chains."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}