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Base Mainnet Transaction Gas Preflight Simulator
x402
Base Mainnet Transaction Gas Preflight Simulator is a paid API for AI agents from api.nexismvp.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Simulates a Base mainnet transaction before submission using eth_estimateGas and eth_call, returning success/failure prediction, estimated gas units, and estimated cost.
Price / call$0.001
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Simulate a Base mainnet transaction before submitting it — real eth_estimateGas + eth_call against the given {to, data, value}, returns whether it would succeed, estimated gas, and estimated cost. POST body required. Experimental/informational only — not financial advice.
Output
Returns whether the simulated transaction would succeed or revert on Base mainnet, the estimated gas units required, and the estimated cost in ETH/USD — all derived from a real eth_estimateGas and eth_call against Base mainnet state, without actually broadcasting the transaction.
Example use cases
Pre-submit smart contract call check
“I'm about to call a smart contract on Base — the to address is 0x1234...abcd, the data is 0xa9059cbb0000...00ff, and value is 0. Can you simulate it first and tell me if it'll succeed and what gas I'd need?”
DeFi swap gas estimation before execution
“I want to know if my Uniswap swap on Base will go through before I actually send it — here's the router address 0xDEF...456 and the encoded swap calldata 0x414bf389..., with 0.01 ETH value. Run the preflight and give me the gas estimate.”
Debugging a potentially reverting transaction
“My transaction keeps failing on Base and I don't know why — can you preflight-simulate it with to: 0xABC...789, data: 0x5f3759df..., value: 0 and tell me whether it would succeed or revert?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.nexismvp.com/market/gas-preflightWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to verify a Base mainnet transaction will succeed and estimate its gas cost before committing to an on-chain submission. Ideal for agents managing smart contract interactions, DeFi operations, or any workflow where a failed transaction would waste gas fees. Prefer this over generic Ethereum gas estimators when working specifically on Base L2.
Side effects
- Invalid or malformed 'to' address returns validation error
- Malformed calldata causes eth_call revert with revert reason if available
- Missing POST body fields results in 400 error
- Base mainnet RPC unavailability causes timeout or 503
- Transactions that would revert return success: false with revert reason
- Value exceeds simulated sender balance may cause revert in simulation
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| to | string | Target address |
| data | string | Call data, 0x-prefixed hex (default 0x) |
| chain | string | Only 'base' supported currently |
| value | string | Value in wei, 0x-prefixed hex (default 0x0) |
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