eth_blockNumber RPC Method

To use the eth_blockNumber method on the Avalanche C-Chain, ensure that the end of your URL includes ext/bc/C/rpc.

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

blockNumber

string

The current block number encoded as a hexadecimal string

Request

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

import { ethers } from "ethers";
(async () => {
  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(
    "https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/ext/bc/C/rpc"
  );
  const blockNum = await provider.getBlockNumber();
  console.log(blockNum);
})();

from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/ext/bc/C/rpc'))
print (w3.eth.blockNumber)

import { Core } from '@quicknode/sdk'

const core = new Core({
  endpointUrl: "https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/",
})

core.client.getBlockNumber()

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