# x402 Trading Hub - Base Network Gas Price > x402 Trading Hub - Base Network Gas Price is a paid API for AI agents from trading-hub-v4-omega.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-11-02). Returns current gas prices and fee estimates for the Base blockchain network ## Facts - Endpoint: POST https://trading-hub-v4-omega.vercel.app/api/gas/base?utm_source=zero.xyz - Price: $0.05/call - Payment: x402 - Status: unknown - Last checked: 2026-11-02 - Activations on Zero: 0 - Tags: x402 - Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-trading-hub-base-network-gas-price-3d3b3f43 - Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ogUo5q5twMOEBh74sECx- 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 x402-trading-hub-base-network-gas-price-3d3b3f43 -d '' ``` Example prompt: What are the current gas prices on the Base network — give me the slow, standard, and fast fee estimates in GWEI so I can decide how to submit my transaction. ## When to prefer this Use this endpoint when you need real-time gas price estimates specifically for the Base (Coinbase L2) network, especially in automated trading, DeFi execution, or cost-optimization workflows that pay per query via x402 micropayments. Prefer this over generic gas trackers when your workflow is already integrated into the x402 Trading Hub ecosystem. ## Known failure modes - Base network RPC unavailable — upstream node timeout - Stale gas data if network is congested or undergoing rapid fee changes - Invalid request body format returns 4xx error - Payment not included or insufficient USDC — x402 payment required error ## How this service works 67 paid endpoints for on-chain, forex, stocks & market intelligence ## Output Returns current gas fee data for the Base network, including base fee, estimated priority fees, and recommended gas prices at different speed tiers (slow/standard/fast) expressed in GWEI or wei, allowing callers to price transactions accurately. ## More - Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-trading-hub-base-network-gas-price-3d3b3f43/health.json - [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt) - [Other services from trading-hub-v4-omega.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/trading-hub-v4-omega.vercel.app/llms.txt)