---
title: "Lightning Network Base Fee (Median)"
method: GET
path: "/v1/metrics/lightning/base_fee_median"
---

# Lightning Network Base Fee (Median)

`GET /v1/metrics/lightning/base_fee_median`

**Definition.** The median base fee in the Lightning Network in Satoshi, derived from the channel graph.\n\n**Technical.** Base fees are paid for each payment routed through a channel. Payments between two peers that share a direct channel connection incur no fee.\n

[View in Studio](https://studio.glassnode.com/charts/lightning.BaseFeeMedian?a=BTC)

## Query parameters

- `a` string, required
- `s` integer
- `u` integer
- `i` string
- `f` 'csv' | 'json'
- `c` string
- `timestamp_format` 'unix' | 'humanized'

## Response `200`

Successful response

- TimeSeriesDataPoint[]
  - `t` integer — Unix timestamp
  - `v` union — Metric value (can be number, object, or array depending on the metric)
    - number
    - object
  - `o` object — Object containing multiple metric values (when applicable)

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `429` — Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

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