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Tron energy calculator

See how much energy a USDT TRC-20 transfer needs, and what it costs to burn TRX for it instead of renting energy. The calculator is coming soon, free and with no signup.

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  • No wallet, no private key
What the result will showThe tool is not live yet. Request access and we will tell you when it is.
Energy neededAbout 65,000 for a USDT transfer, about 130,000 to an address that has never held USDT.
TRX burned without energyAt the network's energy price of the day.
BandwidthThe bytes the transaction takes, paid from bandwidth or TRX.
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Prepare a USDT TRC-20 transfer via API todayPrepare transactions
curl -X POST https://rest.cryptoapis.io/
  prepare-transactions/evm/tron/mainnet/trc20-tokens \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"data":{"item":{"sender":"TQn9…kEx",
      "recipient":"TXm4…a2P","amount":"250.00",
      "contract":"TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t"}}}'
200 OKExample response
{
  "rawDataHex": "0a026afd…8e40",
  "transactionId": "4043bc60…c51d"
}
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Explainer

How do Tron energy and bandwidth work?

Tron has two resources. Bandwidth pays for the bytes of a transaction. Energy pays for running a smart contract, and a USDT transfer is a smart contract call. If an address has neither, Tron burns TRX from it to cover the fee.

  • A USDT transfer uses about 65,000 energy
  • Sending to an address that has never held USDT uses about twice as much
  • Renting energy avoids both burning and locking TRX

Energy, bandwidth, burned TRX: what pays for what?

Resource
What it pays for
How you get it
Energy
Running a smart contract, such as a USDT transfer.
Stake TRX, rent it, or burn TRX.
Bandwidth
The bytes of any transaction.
A small free daily allowance, staking, or burned TRX.
Burned TRX
Whatever energy or bandwidth the address lacks.
Taken from the sending address when it sends.
How it will work

How will the calculator work?

1

Enter the recipient

Paste the Tron address you are sending USDT to.

2

We check the recipient

An address that has never held USDT needs about twice the energy.

3

Read the cost

Energy needed, and the TRX you burn without it.

4

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FAQ

Tron energy questions

How much energy does a USDT transfer on Tron need?

About 65,000 energy, and about 130,000 when the recipient has never held USDT.

Why does sending USDT on Tron cost TRX?

A USDT transfer is a smart contract call, and it needs energy. If the sending address has no energy, Tron burns TRX from it to pay for the call.

What is the difference between energy and bandwidth?

Bandwidth pays for the bytes of a transaction, and every address gets a small free daily allowance. Energy pays for running smart contracts, such as a USDT transfer.

Is the Tron energy calculator free?

Yes. It will be free, with no signup. It is coming soon; request access and we will tell you when it is live.

Can I rent Tron energy from Crypto APIs?

Soon. Tron Energy is coming soon: you will rent energy before you send, paid from your prepaid Crypto Balance, by API or in the dashboard.

Can I send USDT on Tron through the API today?

Yes. Prepare the TRC-20 transfer with the Blockchain API, sign it on your own server, and broadcast it. We never hold your keys.

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