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eth_blockNumber

Returns the number of the most recent block.
Parameters
none
Returns
QUANTITY - integer of the current block number the client is on.
Request example
Curl
Postman
curl https://ethereum.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":0}'
URL: https://ethereum.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
RequestType: POST
Body:
{
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"method":"eth_blockNumber",
"params":[],
"id":0
}
Result
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 0,
"result": "0xa1c054"
}