# Etherscan Gas Tracker Scraper (`parseforge/etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper`) Actor Snapshot Ethereum mainnet gas prices from the Etherscan gas oracle with safe\_gas, propose\_gas, fast\_gas, base\_fee, gas\_used\_ratio, and last\_block. Set how many one second samples to collect. Useful for fee timing, wallet UX tuning, and on chain cost analytics. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Integrations, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $7.50 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## ๐Ÿ“Š Etherscan Gas Tracker Scraper > ๐Ÿš€ **Export Etherscan gas tracker data in seconds. Structured records direct from the public api.etherscan.io endpoint to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.** > ๐Ÿ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-29 ยท **๐Ÿ“Š 8 fields** per record ยท Public REST API ยท Etherscan gas tracker The Etherscan Gas Tracker Scraper turns the [api.etherscan.io](https://api.etherscan.io) public REST endpoint into a clean, structured dataset. It calls the endpoint with the parameters you supply, parses the JSON, and flattens each record into one row. Dataset coverage depends on the upstream source. All field names are clean snake_case / camelCase, numeric strings are auto-cast to numbers, and upstream rate-limit notes are surfaced as a clean `error` record instead of crashing your pipeline. | ๐ŸŽฏ Target Audience | ๐Ÿ’ก Primary Use Cases | |---|---| | ๐Ÿ“Š Analysts | Pull structured records for analysis | | ๐Ÿข Finance teams | Snapshot data for dashboards and reports | | ๐Ÿค– ML engineers | Build training sets from public sources | | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Journalists | Verify numbers for stories with one click | | ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป Developers | Mirror upstream data into your own DB without writing client code | | ๐ŸŽ“ Researchers | Run reproducible studies on public data | ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What the Etherscan Gas Tracker Scraper does - Calls the public `api.etherscan.io` endpoint. - Parses the JSON response and flattens each record into a clean row. - Casts numeric fields to numbers so they import cleanly into Excel and BI tools. - Surfaces upstream rate-limit or error notes as a single-row `error` record instead of crashing. - Exports as CSV, Excel, JSON, JSONL, XML, RSS, or HTML. > ๐Ÿ’ก **Why it matters:** The raw Etherscan gas tracker JSON is verbose and hard to consume in spreadsheets. This actor normalizes the payload into one row per record so the data drops straight into pandas, BigQuery, or a Google Sheet. ### ๐ŸŽฌ Full Demo _๐Ÿšง Coming soon._ ### โš™๏ธ Input
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
pollCountintegerNoNumber of snapshots (1 per second).
maxItemsintegerNoFree users: 10. Paid users: up to 1,000,000. Prefill: 10.
**Example 1:** ```json { "pollCount": 5 } ```` **Example 2:** ```json { "pollCount": 60 } ``` > โš ๏ธ **Good to Know:** The Etherscan gas tracker API is rate-limited. This actor surfaces rate-limit notes as a clean `error` record so your downstream pipeline can decide how to retry. ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output Each record is a flat object. `error` is always last. | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | ๐Ÿงฑ `lastBlock` | string | Latest Ethereum block number. | | ๐Ÿข `safeGasPrice` | number | Safe-low gas price (gwei). | | ๐Ÿšถ `proposeGasPrice` | number | Standard gas price (gwei). | | ๐Ÿš€ `fastGasPrice` | number | Fast gas price (gwei). | | ๐Ÿ’ต `suggestBaseFee` | number | Suggested base fee (gwei). | | ๐Ÿ“Š `gasUsedRatio` | string | Recent block fullness ratios. | | ๐Ÿ•’ `scrapedAt` | string | Fetch timestamp. | | โŒ `error` | string | Set on upstream error. | **Sample record:** ```json { "lastBlock": "19825000", "safeGasPrice": 12, "proposeGasPrice": 14, "fastGasPrice": 17, "suggestBaseFee": 11.43, "gasUsedRatio": "0.45,0.51,0.62,0.39,0.55", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z", "error": null } ``` ### โœจ Why choose this Actor | ๐Ÿ†“ | Works with the free, public Etherscan gas tracker endpoint. | | ๐Ÿงน | Clean snake\_case keys ready for BI. | | ๐Ÿ”ข | Auto-casts numeric strings to real numbers. | | ๐Ÿ›Ÿ | Surfaces rate-limit notes as a clean `error` record. | | ๐Ÿ”Œ | Drop-in dataset replacement for the raw API. | | ๐Ÿ’พ | Push to dataset โ†’ instant CSV / Excel / JSON / XML / RSS / HTML export. | ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Approach | Setup time | Clean keys? | Numeric casting? | Rate-limit handling? | |---|---|---|---|---| | Roll your own `fetch` | 30 min + | โŒ | โŒ | โŒ | | Generic API client | 1 hr install + script | partial | partial | partial | | **This Actor** | 5 sec, no install | โœ… | โœ… | โœ… | ### ๐Ÿš€ How to use 1. Click **Try for free**. 2. Adjust input fields (or leave defaults). 3. Click **Start**. Within seconds, your dataset is ready โ€” download as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML, or pipe to your warehouse. ### ๐Ÿ’ผ Business use cases **๐Ÿ“Š Analytics & dashboards.** Pull Etherscan gas tracker data into a single CSV, feed BI tools, share with stakeholders. **๐Ÿค– ML feature engineering.** Build clean training sets from Etherscan gas tracker for downstream models. **๐Ÿ“ฐ Newsroom fact-checking.** Verify numbers for stories in 30 seconds. **๐Ÿข Treasury / ops.** Schedule daily runs and pipe to your dashboard. ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Automating Etherscan Gas Tracker Scraper - **Make / Zapier**: trigger this actor on a schedule, push results to Airtable, Google Sheets, or Slack. - **Cron schedule**: native Apify scheduler. - **Webhooks**: POST to your endpoint the moment a run finishes. - **Pipe to BigQuery / Snowflake / Postgres**: native Apify integrations. ### ๐ŸŒŸ Beyond business use cases **๐ŸŽ“ Education.** Teach a class with real Etherscan gas tracker data instead of toy datasets. **๐Ÿงช Personal research.** Track Etherscan gas tracker signals on your own schedule. **๐Ÿค Non-profit & open data.** Build public dashboards without writing client code. **๐Ÿงฐ Tinkering & prototyping.** Spin up a feed in 5 seconds to test a new idea. ### ๐Ÿค– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper Pop this README into ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI assistant and ask it to map your specific workflow to the actor's inputs. ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions **โ“ Do I need an API key?** No setup needed. The public gas oracle endpoint runs without authentication. **โ“ How fresh is the data?** Real-time at fetch time. **โ“ Can I get a time series?** Yes. Set pollCount to collect one snapshot per second. **โ“ What chain is this?** Ethereum mainnet via Etherscan. **โ“ What units?** Gwei for gas prices. **โ“ What format can I download?** CSV, Excel, JSON, JSONL, XML, RSS, or HTML. ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Integrate with any app Apify ships native integrations with Make, Zapier, Slack, Discord, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail, Airbyte, Keboola, Telegram, GitHub, and any REST API or webhook endpoint. ### ๐Ÿ”— Recommended Actors | Actor | What it does | |---|---| | [ParseForge Alpha Vantage Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/alpha-vantage-public-scraper) | Stocks, FX, crypto, indicators. | | [ParseForge Yahoo Finance Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge) | Equities, funds, indices. | | [ParseForge OurAirports Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/ourairports-scraper) | Global airport database. | | [ParseForge NBA Stats Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/nba-stats-scraper) | Player and team stats from NBA.com. | > ๐Ÿ’ก **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for 900+ production-grade scrapers. *** **Disclaimer:** This actor scrapes only publicly available data. ParseForge is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the third-party services referenced. Users are responsible for complying with the target site's terms of service and applicable law. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp). # Actor input Schema ## `pollCount` (type: `integer`): Number of snapshots to collect (one per second). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## Actor input object example ```json { "pollCount": 1, "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "pollCount": 1, "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "pollCount": 1, "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "pollCount": 1, "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Etherscan Gas Tracker Scraper", "description": "Snapshot Ethereum mainnet gas prices from the Etherscan gas oracle with safe_gas, propose_gas, fast_gas, base_fee, gas_used_ratio, and last_block. Set how many one second samples to collect. Useful for fee timing, wallet UX tuning, and on chain cost analytics.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "lXgiGRZESwInuYxhI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/parseforge~etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-etherscan-gas-tracker-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "pollCount": { "title": "Poll count", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of snapshots to collect (one per second)." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```