eth_blockNumber

Returns the current "latest" block number.

REQUEST

POST https://<network>.chainrpc.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY

HEADERS

Content-Type: application/json

EXAMPLE

## JSON-RPC over HTTPS POST
## Replace YOUR-API-KEY with the API key from your chainRPC Dashboard
## You can also replace mainnet with a different supported network
curl https://eth.chainrpc.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params": [],"id":1}'

## JSON-RPC over WSS
## Replace YOUR-API-KEY with the API key from your chainRPC Dashboard
## You can also replace mainnet with a different supported network
wscat -c wss://eth.chainrpc.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY
>{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}

RESPONSE

RESULT FIELDS

• BLOCK NUMBER - a hex code of an integer representing the current block number the client is on.

BODY

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x65a8db"
}