eth_blockNumber RPC Method

Retrieves the latest block number from the chain.

Parameters#

None

Result#

string - The most recent block number, hex-encoded.

Code sample#

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_blockNumber",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}

Response#

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x4b7"
}
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