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# eth\_gasPrice

Returns the current price of gas in wei. If minimum gas price is enforced by setting the --price-limit flag, this endpoint will return the value defined by this flag as minimum gas price.

#### **Parameters:**

None

#### **Returns:**

**QUANTITY** - integer of the current gas price in wei.

#### Example:

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```json
// Request
curl https://taiko-hekla.blockpi.network/v1/rpc/your-rpc-key -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_gasPrice","params":[],"id":1}'

// Result
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x5d21dba00"
}
```

{% endcode %}