RPC method

eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas on Core

Supported on SwiftNodes

Everything below was measured on 2026-10-13 by calling eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas on Core through the same endpoint customers use, and is re-measured weekly.

What eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas does

Returns the node's suggested priority fee (tip) per gas for an EIP-1559 transaction, in wei. Libraries such as viem and ethers fill maxPriorityFeePerGas from it by default, so its accuracy decides what your users pay.

eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas on Core: what we measured

Suggested tip	60.00 gwei
Median tip paid (median of the per-block medians, last 1 blocks)	0 wei
Base fee	0 wei

Should you use the suggestion?

Most transactions on Core paid no tip at all, yet the node suggests 60.00 gwei. Blocks are not full, so a zero or minimal tip is included just as fast.

Chains where the suggested tip is far above what is paid

On 28 of the chains we measure, the suggested tip was at least ten times the median tip paid (or the median paid was zero).

Example request

curl -s https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/core?key=YOUR_API_KEY \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas","params":[]}'

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

const client = createPublicClient({
  transport: http("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/core?key=YOUR_API_KEY"),
});

// Tip from what recent blocks paid, not the node's suggestion
const { reward } = await client.getFeeHistory({ blockCount: 20, rewardPercentiles: [50] });
const tips = reward!.map((r) => r[0]).sort((a, b) => (a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0));
const maxPriorityFeePerGas = tips[Math.floor(tips.length / 2)];

await wallet.sendTransaction({ to, value, maxPriorityFeePerGas });

Other methods on Core

eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas on other chains

Frequently asked questions

Does Core support eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas?

Yes. eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas answered on the SwiftNodes Core endpoint when our weekly probe called it through the customer path (2026-10-13).

What priority fee should I use on Core?

The median tip paid over the last 1 blocks was 0 wei on 2026-10-13; the node suggested 60.00 gwei. Take the tip from eth_feeHistory percentiles.

Core endpoints, live block height and WebSocket status are on the Core RPC page.

One key covers every chain we serve, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.