# Glassnode Ethereum Gas Usage by Transaction Type (Absolute)

> Glassnode Ethereum Gas Usage by Transaction Type (Absolute) is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns total Ethereum gas consumed broken down by transaction category (Vanilla, ERC20, Stablecoins, DeFi, Bridges, NFTs, MEV Bots, Other) over 24-hour intervals

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/fees/tx_types_breakdown_sum
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-ethereum-gas-usage-by-transaction-type-absolute-8eb335fc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_mTqQYxX6ottlX_TjIZTIc

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-ethereum-gas-usage-by-transaction-type-absolute-8eb335fc
```

Example prompt: Pull the latest Glassnode breakdown of Ethereum gas usage by transaction type — Vanilla, ERC20, Stablecoins, DeFi, Bridges, NFTs, and MEV Bots — for ETH in native units, JSON format, at 24h resolution.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need granular, categorical gas consumption data for Ethereum at the transaction-type level (DeFi, MEV, NFTs, etc.) rather than aggregate fee totals. Prefer this over total-fees endpoints when the goal is to understand which sector is driving gas demand. Ideal for DeFi dashboards, on-chain research, fee trend analysis, and comparing network activity across categories over time.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'a=ETH' query parameter returns 400 or validation error
- Invalid enum value for 'i', 'f', or 'c' parameters returns error
- Payment not completed or USDC balance insufficient results in 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or upstream Glassnode data unavailability returns 503
- No data for requested time range returns empty array

## How this service works

Ethereum Gas Usage by Transaction Type (Absolute) — The total gas consumed by the Ethereum network by transaction category: Vanilla (pure ETH transfers between EOAs), ERC20 (token calls, excluding stablecoins), Stablecoins (pegged tokens such as USDT, USDC, DAI), DeFi (protocols and DEXs like Uniswap and Aave), Bridges (cross-chain transfers), NFTs (ERC-721/1155 and marketplaces), MEV Bots, and Other. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

A JSON array of timestamped objects, each containing an 'o' field with sub-keys for each transaction category (Vanilla, ERC20, Stablecoins, DeFi, Bridges, NFTs, MEV Bots, Other) representing the absolute total gas consumed in that 24-hour window, plus a Unix timestamp 't'.

## 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"
       ],
       "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": [
        "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": {
       "o": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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