eth_blockNumber RPC Method

Returns the latest block number of the blockchain.

Updated on

May 6, 2024

eth_blockNumber RPC Method

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

result

An integer value of the latest block number encoded as hexadecimal

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.morph-holesky.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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