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eth_blockNumber RPC Method

Returns the latest block number of the blockchain.

Updated on
Nov 2, 2023

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.base-mainnet.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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