eth_blockNumber

Returns the current "latest" block number.

Example

Command Shell

curl https://bsc-<network>.web3api.com/v1/YOUR-API-KEY
-X POST 
-H "Content-Type: application/json" 
-d "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_blockNumber\",\"params\": [],\"id\":1}"

Bash

curl -X POST 'https://bsc-<network>.web3api.com/v1/YOUR-API-KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params": [],"id":1}'

Request

No parameters required.

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":"0x6cbb40"
}