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# eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas

> Returns the suggested EIP-1559 priority fee (tip) per gas.

Returns a suggested value for `maxPriorityFeePerGas` to use in an EIP-1559 transaction. This is the tip paid to the sequencer on top of the base fee.

## Parameters

No parameters.

## Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="string">
  The suggested priority fee per gas in wei as a hexadecimal string.
</ResponseField>

## Example

<CodeGroup>
  ```json Request theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }
  ```

  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0xf4240"
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>