How the priority parameter works

Modified on Thu, 14 Nov at 9:43 AM

The priority parameter is available for Bitcoin, Ethereum, ERC-20 and Litecoin. It's available both in the create and estimate endpoint.


Like the name hints, it's meant to make make the transactions faster, though the higher the priority, the higher the network fee.


Each cryptocurrency/network have their sets of priorities.


Bitcoin

With Bitcoin this represents confirmation targets, which means it's calculated based on current network fees to be confirmed within X number of blocks, number of blocks for each are:

fast10
default
25
economic
75
x-economic
125
xx-economic
200
xxx-economic
300
xxxx-economic
500
xxxxx-economic
1000


Ethereum

With Ethereum, these values are based on gas price estimation:

fast

120%

default

100%

economic

95%

x-economic

90%

xx-economic

85%

xxx-economic

80%

xxxx-economic

75%


ERC-20 Tokens

Like with Ethereum, with ERC-20 Tokens the values are based on gas price estimation:

fast120%
default100%
economic95%
x-economic90%
xx-economic85%
xxx-economic80%
xxxx-economic75%


Litecoin

Like with Bitcoin, these represent confirmation targets, which means it's calculated based on current network fees to be confirmed within X number of blocks, number of blocks for each are:

fast10
default25
economic50

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