# Estimate the required fee for an asset

**URL:** <https://community.fireblocks.com/t/estimate-the-required-fee-for-an-asset/1481>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 30, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/estimate-the-required-fee-for-an-asset/1481 "2024-09-30T14:27:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.fireblocks.com/u/John)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/estimate-the-required-fee-for-an-asset/1481/1 "2024-09-30T14:27:03Z")

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I am using the API at [https://api.fireblocks.io/v1/estimate\_network\_fee](https://api.fireblocks.io/v1/estimate_network_fee) to estimate fees for DOT/WND. The API returns a `networkFee` value, which, according to the documentation ([Estimate the required fee for an asset](https://developers.fireblocks.com/reference/estimatenetworkfee)), is supposed to represent the full network fee in base asset units. However, I’ve noticed that this value seems significantly off, nearly 4 times lower than expected, and it appears that the API consistently returns the same value. How is this `networkFee` calculated? Should I be applying a multiplier to this value?