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Stellar Fees

Stellar transaction fees are paid in stroops (1 XLM = 10,000,000 stroops). Fordefi computes these fees automatically for every transaction; they are not user-configurable.

The fee calculation is based on whether the transaction targets the classic protocol or the Soroban smart-contract environment:

  • Classic Operations: Transactions such as XLM transfers, trustline changes, and claimable balances pay only an inclusion fee. Fordefi sets this to the network minimum of 100 stroops per operation. Total Fee = 100 stroops × number of operations

  • Soroban Operations: Smart-contract invocations (including Soroban token transfers) pay both an inclusion fee and a resource fee. The resource fee covers CPU instructions, ledger entry reads/writes, and transaction size. Fordefi simulates the transaction to determine the resource fee and adds a safety buffer. Total Fee = inclusion_fee + resource_fee_with_buffer