Elasticity

Storage Plain v210 → current

The base fee elasticity multiplier.

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Queried by: developersanalytics

The Big Picture

Higher elasticity = faster fee adjustments = more volatile gas prices.

Use Cases

  • Understand fee algorithm
  • Predict fee changes

Purpose & Usage

Purpose

Controls how responsive the base fee is to block fullness.

Common Query Patterns

  • Single value query

Stored Value

value (Permill)

Relationships

Modified By

Related Events

Code Examples

import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from "@polkadot/api";
import { stringCamelCase } from "@polkadot/util";

const provider = new WsProvider("wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443");
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider });

// Query Elasticity storage (no keys - plain value)
const result = await api.query
  [stringCamelCase("BaseFee")]
  [stringCamelCase("Elasticity")]();
console.log("Elasticity:", result.toHuman());

Runtime Info

Pallet
BaseFee
Storage Kind
Plain
First Version
v210
Current Version
v393