eth_blockNumber

Returns the number of the most recent block on the blockchain.

Parameters

None

Returns

result (string)

---

Request

JSON

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

Curl

curl https://rpc.dysnomia.icu -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' 

Go

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
)

func main() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, _ := ethclient.Dial("https://rpc.dysnomia.icu")
	blockNumber, _ := client.BlockNumber(ctx)
	fmt.Println(blockNumber)
}

Python

from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider

web3 = Web3(HTTPProvider("https://rpc.dysnomia.icu"))
print(web3.eth.block_number)

JavaScript

import { ethers } from "ethers";

(async () => {
    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://rpc.dysnomia.icu/");
    const response = await provider.getBlockNumber();
    return response;
}).then((r) => {
    console.log(r);
});

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x16b398e"
}