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blockNumber

Returns the current "latest" block number.

REQUEST

POST https://mainnet-slice-rpc.com

HEADERS

Content-Type: application/json

EXAMPLE

## JSON-RPC over HTTPS POST
curl https://mainnet-slice-rpc.com
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params": [],"id":1}'
## JSON-RPC over WS
wscat -c ws://mainnet-slice-rpc.com
>{"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"
}
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