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

Degraded Lasted 11h 41m · started · Alchemy's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Degraded
Components
Base

What to do

  • Check whether you use Alchemy Base. Check your stack

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Updates from Alchemy 2

  1. investigating

    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.

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  2. resolved

    This incident has been resolved.

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Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about DWN-62210af861

Is Alchemy still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-04-21 10:40 UTC. For Alchemy's live state, see https://down.guide/alchemy.

How long did it last?

11h 41m, from 2026-04-20 23:00 UTC to 2026-04-21 10:40 UTC, by the times Alchemy posted.

What was affected?

Alchemy named Base.

What caused it?

Alchemy hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

Alchemy's official status page, https://status.alchemy.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.