eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber RPC method
Returns
uncles
- The number of uncles in the block encoded as hexadecimal.
Parameters
blockNumber or Tag
- Block number as hexadecimal or the Tag ("latest", "earliest", "pending", "safe" or "finalized").
"Safe" and "finalized" are only availible on Ethereum and Arbitrum One chains. Read block parameter description (opens in a new tab).
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_getUncleCountByBlockNumber","params":["earliest"],"id":1}'
Body
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": "0x0"
}