eth_blocknumber

Introduction

This API returns the latest block number of the blockchain. It consumes 10 CUs.

Parameter Description

This method does not accept any parameters.

Return Value

An integer value of the latest block number encoded as hexadecimal.

Request

curl https://your-http-endpoint/v1/<API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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