Story gas tracker
Sampled 2026-10-15 12:24 UTC from our own Story nodes; refreshes every minute.
What common actions cost now
| Transfer (21,000 gas) | 4.8e-13 DATA |
| ERC-20 transfer (~65,000 gas) | 1.5e-12 DATA |
| DEX swap (~150,000 gas) | 3.5e-12 DATA |
Execution gas only, at the standard price; real gas use depends on the contract. As a rollup, Story also charges an L1 data fee per transaction that is not included here.
Last 24 hours
Low 2.3e-8 · median 2.3e-8 · high 206 gwei (standard price, one sample a minute).
Story fee facts
- Gas is paid in DATA.
- Blocks arrive every 2.4 s (measured), and the base fee can change with every block.
- Story uses EIP-1559 fees: set maxFeePerGas above the base fee and a maxPriorityFeePerGas tip.
Get fees in code
import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";
const client = createPublicClient({ transport: http("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/story?key=YOUR_API_KEY") });
// EIP-1559 fees for the next Story block, from eth_feeHistory
const { maxFeePerGas, maxPriorityFeePerGas } = await client.estimateFeesPerGas();Frequently asked questions
What is the gas price on Story right now?
At the last sample (2026-10-15 12:24 UTC) a standard Story transaction needed about 2.3e-8 gwei: a base fee of 2.3e-8 gwei plus a median tip of 0 gwei. A plain transfer (21,000 gas) cost about 4.8e-13 DATA. The page updates every minute.
How much does Story gas vary in a day?
Over the last 24 hours the standard price ranged from 2.3e-8 to 206 gwei, with a median of 2.3e-8 gwei.
Gas on every chain at once: the multi-chain gas tracker. How fees are estimated: eth_feeHistory on Story.
Story endpoints are on the Story RPC page, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.