# PalmVox Base Network Gas Tracker

> PalmVox Base Network Gas Tracker is a paid API for AI agents from alpha.palmvox.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns current gas price, average transaction cost, and best-time-to-transact recommendation for the Base network

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://alpha.palmvox.com/api/gas/tracker
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/alpha-palmvox-com-1f890efb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_23Ca56I2QrcPqTS3hCgvn

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability alpha-palmvox-com-1f890efb
```

Example prompt: What are the current gas fees on Base right now, and is it a good time to submit my transaction?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs real-time Base network gas data before submitting or scheduling a blockchain transaction, or when optimizing for lowest-cost execution timing. Ideal for DeFi agents, wallet automation, and any workflow that needs to decide whether to transact now or wait for cheaper gas on Base specifically.

## Known failure modes

- Gas price feed unavailable — upstream data source may be down
- Network congestion causes stale data — recommendation may lag real-time conditions
- HTTP 402 if x402 payment not provided or payment fails
- Invalid endpoint path returns 404

## How this service works

Base network gas tracker — current gas price, recommended gas, average tx cost, and best time to transact. Essential for agents optimizing transaction costs.

## Output

Returns current Base network gas price in gwei, average transaction cost in USD, L1 data fee range, a plain-English recommendation on whether now is a good time to transact, and a side-by-side comparison of gas costs on Base vs Arbitrum vs Ethereum mainnet.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "type": "http",
  "method": "GET",
  "queryParams": {}
 }
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "gasPrice": {
       "type": "number"
      },
      "avgTxCost": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "recommendation": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "tip",
  "unit",
  "network",
  "gasPrice",
  "avgTxCost",
  "l1DataFee",
  "comparison",
  "trackRecord",
  "alsoAvailable",
  "recommendation"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "tip": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "unit": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "network": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "gasPrice": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "avgTxCost": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "l1DataFee": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "comparison": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "base",
    "arbitrum",
    "ethereum"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "base": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "arbitrum": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "ethereum": {
     "type": "string"
    }
   }
  },
  "trackRecord": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "alsoAvailable": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
     "url",
     "price"
    ],
    "properties": {
     "url": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "price": {
      "type": "string"
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "recommendation": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/alpha-palmvox-com-1f890efb/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from alpha.palmvox.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/alpha.palmvox.com/llms.txt)