---
title: "Submit a transaction for execution units evaluation"
method: POST
path: "/utils/txs/evaluate"
tags: ["Cardano » Utilities"]
---

# Submit a transaction for execution units evaluation

`POST /utils/txs/evaluate`

Submit an already serialized transaction to evaluate how much execution units it requires.

<p>
  <span class="hosted">Hosted</span> Endpoint only available for hosted variant.
</p>

## Query parameters

- `version` number

## Headers

- `Content-Type` 'application/cbor', required

## Response `200`

Returns result of EvaluateTx function from Ogmios see [EvaluateTx](https://ogmios.dev/mini-protocols/local-tx-submission/#evaluatetx) and [API reference (EvaluateTxResponse)](https://ogmios.dev/http-api/) for related errors.

- object

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `403` — Authentication secret is missing or invalid
- `404` — Component not found
- `418` — IP has been auto-banned for extensive sending of requests after usage limit has been reached
- `425` — Mempool is already full, not accepting new txs straight away
- `429` — Usage limit reached
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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