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Version: 2.2

eth_blockNumber

Get Block Number​

POSThttps://site1.moralis-nodes.com/:chain/:apiKey

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

Note

Please refer to RPC schema page for more details on the RPC params and RPC response definitions of the RPC method.

PATH PARAMS
chainstringrequired
The blockchain to interact with.
apiKeystringrequired
Your API key for authentication.
BODY PARAM
jsonrpcstringrequired
JSON-RPC version (typically 2.0).
idnumberrequired
The request identifier.
methodstringrequired
The JSON-RPC method being invoked.
paramsrpcArrayrequired
Parameters to be passed to the method (empty for eth_blockNumber).
Responses
// Dependencies to install:
// $ npm install node-fetch --save
// add "type": "module" to package.json

import fetch from 'node-fetch';

const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
accept: 'application/json',
'content-type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "eth_blockNumber"
})
};

fetch('https://site1.moralis-nodes.com/eth/YOUR_API_KEY', options)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(response => console.log(response))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
Response Example
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": "0x5b8d80"
}