# Layer 1 Network Stats — Real-Time Gas, TPS & Congestion (`gochujang/layer1-network-stats`) Actor

Tracks real-time network statistics for major L1 blockchains: Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Avalanche, Polygon. Gas prices, TPS, mempool depth, network load, and cross-chain cost comparison.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gochujang/layer1-network-stats.md
- **Developed by:** [Hojun Lee](https://apify.com/gochujang) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 item processeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Layer 1 Network Stats — Real-Time Gas, TPS & Congestion

Track real-time network statistics for major L1 blockchains: **Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Avalanche, Polygon**.

No API keys required. No proxies. Uses only public endpoints.

### What You Get

For each tracked chain:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `chain_name` | Chain identifier |
| `block_height` | Latest confirmed block / slot |
| `avg_block_time_s` | Average block time in seconds |
| `avg_gas_price_gwei` | Current gas price (gwei for EVM chains; sat/vB for Bitcoin) |
| `gas_price_tier` | `low` / `medium` / `high` / `very_high` |
| `tps_estimate` | Estimated transactions per second |
| `pending_tx_count` | Mempool depth (unconfirmed transactions) |
| `network_load` | `idle` / `normal` / `busy` / `congested` |
| `fee_usd_simple_transfer` | Estimated USD cost of a simple transfer at current gas price |
| `relative_cost_score` | 0–100 score vs other tracked chains (100 = cheapest) |
| `native_price_usd` | Native token USD price used for fee calculation |
| `timestamp_utc` | ISO-8601 timestamp of data collection |

When `includeComparison` is enabled, a summary record is appended:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `cheapest_chain` | Chain with lowest USD transfer fee |
| `fastest_chain_by_tps` | Chain with highest TPS |
| `fastest_chain_by_block_time` | Chain with lowest block time |
| `most_congested_chain` | Most congested chain at time of run |

### Input

```json
{
  "chains": ["ethereum", "bitcoin", "solana", "avalanche", "polygon"],
  "includeComparison": true
}
```

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `chains` | string\[] | All 5 chains | Chains to track |
| `includeComparison` | boolean | `true` | Append cross-chain comparison record |

### Data Sources

| Chain | Sources |
|---|---|
| Ethereum | Etherscan Gas Oracle (public), Cloudflare ETH RPC |
| Bitcoin | blockchain.info/stats, mempool.space/fees, blockchain.info/q/unconfirmedcount |
| Solana | api.mainnet-beta.solana.com (getRecentPerformanceSamples) |
| Avalanche | api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc |
| Polygon | polygonscan.com Gas Oracle (public), polygon-rpc.com |

Token prices via CoinGecko Simple Price API (no key required).

### Pricing

| Event | Cost |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.001 |
| Per chain tracked | $0.005 |

Tracking all 5 chains costs **$0.026** per run.

### Use Cases

- **DeFi routing** — pick the cheapest chain for a transaction before executing
- **Arbitrage timing** — detect congestion windows and time cross-chain moves
- **Dashboard feeds** — power real-time gas/fee widgets
- **Alerting** — detect when a chain transitions to `congested`

### Example Output

```json
[
  {
    "chain_name": "solana",
    "block_height": 283741205,
    "avg_block_time_s": 0.4,
    "avg_gas_price_gwei": 0.005,
    "gas_price_tier": "low",
    "tps_estimate": 2840.5,
    "pending_tx_count": 0,
    "network_load": "normal",
    "fee_usd_simple_transfer": 0.00085,
    "relative_cost_score": 100,
    "native_price_usd": 172.4,
    "timestamp_utc": "2026-09-02T08:31:00.000000+00:00"
  },
  {
    "chain_name": "ethereum",
    "block_height": 20412018,
    "avg_block_time_s": 12.0,
    "avg_gas_price_gwei": 25.3,
    "gas_price_tier": "medium",
    "tps_estimate": 14.2,
    "pending_tx_count": 84200,
    "network_load": "busy",
    "fee_usd_simple_transfer": 1.27,
    "relative_cost_score": 18,
    "native_price_usd": 2400.0,
    "timestamp_utc": "2026-09-02T08:31:00.000000+00:00"
  },
  {
    "type": "cross_chain_comparison",
    "cheapest_chain": "solana",
    "cheapest_fee_usd": 0.00085,
    "fastest_chain_by_tps": "solana",
    "fastest_tps": 2840.5,
    "fastest_chain_by_block_time": "solana",
    "fastest_block_time_s": 0.4,
    "most_congested_chain": "ethereum",
    "timestamp_utc": "2026-09-02T08:31:00.000000+00:00"
  }
]
```

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### Related actors

- [Multi-Chain Gas Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/multichain-gas-tracker) — Granular gas price data across 10+ EVM chains to pair with L1 congestion stats
- [L2 TVL Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/l2-tvl-tracker) — Layer 2 TVL to see how L2 adoption correlates with L1 congestion
- [Solana Ecosystem Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/solana-ecosystem-tracker) — Full Solana ecosystem health including DEX volume, staking, and TPS context

### Feedback

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**Keywords:** Layer 1 blockchain stats, Ethereum gas price tracker, Bitcoin mempool data, Solana TPS monitor, blockchain network health, L1 gas price comparison, crypto network congestion, cross-chain fee comparison, blockchain TPS data, Avalanche network stats, Polygon gas tracker, ETH gas oracle, blockchain infrastructure analytics

# Actor input Schema

## `chains` (type: `array`):

List of chains to fetch stats for. Supported values: ethereum, bitcoin, solana, avalanche, polygon.

## `includeComparison` (type: `boolean`):

Append a summary record with cheapest\_chain, fastest\_chain, most\_congested\_chain.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "chains": [
    "ethereum",
    "bitcoin",
    "solana",
    "avalanche",
    "polygon"
  ],
  "includeComparison": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gochujang/layer1-network-stats").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gochujang/layer1-network-stats").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call gochujang/layer1-network-stats --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gochujang/layer1-network-stats"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9Iuek0RKzLciaz0nW/builds/7nBzC0O7oddR2Ocfd/openapi.json