Alchemy incident

[Network-Wide] Base Sepolia - "intrinsic gas too high" errors with eth_estimateGas calls

Minor Resolved View vendor source →
Started
Apr 20, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 21, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC
Duration
11h 40m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 20, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

Affected components

Base

Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 20, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an increase in intrinsic gas too high errors on eth_estimateGas requests impacting Base Sepolia, which began following the Sepolia Azul upgrade. We are actively working with the Base team and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

  2. resolved Apr 21, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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