# Fees on Algorand

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**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/fees-on-algorand/10375 "2023-09-18T17:42:44Z")\
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The function can be seen here: [https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand/blob/3ff5722f4ca5645b670d9b34a1071b4c17fa60fe/data/pools/transactionPool.go#L304](https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand/blob/3ff5722f4ca5645b670d9b34a1071b4c17fa60fe/data/pools/transactionPool.go#L304).

Congestion fees are based on how many blocks the transactions in the mempool could fill.

More information on fees can be found on the developer portal: [Structure - Algorand Developer Portal](https://developer.algorand.org/docs/get-details/transactions/#fees)

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