estimatesmartfee - Bitcoin

estimatesmartfee. Retrieves the current height of the latest block.

estimatesmartfee - bitcoin [Value: 30CU]
Estimates the transaction fee based on current network conditions.
Use cases

Use cases

  • Estimate fee for confirmation target
  • Determine optimal transaction fee
  • Get recommended Bitcoin fee
Constraints

Constraints

  • Requires node connection
  • Varies with network conditions
  • Depends on recent block data
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Language

Request
Examples
curl  https://bitcoin.drpc.org \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{ "method": "estimatesmartfee", "params": [10] }'
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Response
200
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": {
        "feerate": 0.0001,
        "blocks": 10
    }
}
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Request params

idinteger
jsonrpcstring
methodstring
Parametersobject
object
conf_targetnumeric
Required. The confirmation target in blocks.
estimate_modestring
Optional. The fee estimate mode. By default, it is CONSERVATIVE.

Response

200

Response params

object
idinteger
jsonrpcstring
resultnumeric
object
blocksnumeric
The block number where the estimate was found.
feeratenumeric
The estimated fee rate in BTC/kB.
errorsarray
Errors encountered during processing.
object
strstring
The error message.
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