eth_blockNumber

Returns the number of the most recent block.

Parameters

None.

Returns

Hexadecimal integer of the current block number.

Example

Request

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curl https://rpc.linea.build \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_blockNumber",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}'

Example response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x1ce5452"
}