# Glassnode ETH Burn Rate (Base Fee)

> Glassnode ETH Burn Rate (Base Fee) is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns the ongoing rate at which ETH is destroyed via the EIP-1559 base-fee burn mechanism, at daily, weekly, or monthly resolution.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/supply/burn_rate
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-eth-burn-rate-base-fee-dca36dfb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_M80RmuTI0WOhAygDsGcva

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 glassnode-eth-burn-rate-base-fee-dca36dfb
```

Example prompt: What's the current daily ETH burn rate from the EIP-1559 base fee mechanism — pull the latest Glassnode data in JSON format?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need time-series data specifically on the EIP-1559 base-fee ETH burn rate from Glassnode, a professional-grade on-chain analytics provider. Prefer this over generic blockchain explorers when you need structured, resolution-specific (daily/weekly/monthly) burn rate metrics suitable for quantitative analysis or monitoring deflationary supply dynamics.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'a' parameter (asset symbol) returns a 400 error
- Unsupported interval value returns a 400 validation error
- Insufficient USDC payment or missing x402 payment header returns a 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded returns a 429 error
- Requesting a currency denomination not in the enum (e.g., 'eur') returns a validation error

## How this service works

Burn Rate (Base Fee) — Burn Rate (Base Fee) is the ongoing pace at which ETH is destroyed by the EIP-1559 base-fee mechanism introduced by the London Hard Fork. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

An array of timestamped data points (t: Unix timestamp, v: numeric value) representing the rate at which ETH is being burned per the selected time interval via the EIP-1559 base-fee mechanism. Can be returned as JSON or CSV.

## 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",
     "required": [
      "a"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "a": {
       "enum": [
        "ETH"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH"
      },
      "c": {
       "enum": [
        "native",
        "usd"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Currency for denominated values, e.g. usd, native"
      },
      "f": {
       "enum": [
        "csv",
        "json"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response format: json or csv"
      },
      "i": {
       "enum": [
        "1month",
        "1w",
        "24h"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Time interval / resolution, e.g. 24h, 1w, 1month"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       },
       "v": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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