💎 Ethereum
eth_blockNumber

eth_blockNumber RPC Method

Returns

The eth_blockNumber method returns an integer value of the latest block number encoded as hexadecimal (the number of the most recent block).

Parameters

None.

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Request

POST https://<network>.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY

Example

  • HTTPS POST Request with a JSON RPC call in the body
  • Replace YOUR-API-KEY with the API key from your Chainnodes.org Dashboard
  • You can use a different supported network by replacing mainnet
curl https://mainnet.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}'

Body

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x98b7db"
}
eth_accountseth_call