Base · eth

eth_blockNumber

Returns the number of most recent block.

Result

Block number

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "title": "hex encoded unsigned integer",
  "pattern": "^0x(0|[1-9a-f][0-9a-f]*)$"
}

Example request

Endpoint: https://your-base-node.azxa.io

JSON-RPC

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

Example response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x2377"
}

Test fixture

Fixture: simple-test

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "eth_blockNumber"
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x36"
}

cURL

curl -X POST https://your-base-node.azxa.io \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[]}'