Node RPC
  • Introduction
  • Ethereum API endpoints
    • eth_getBlockByHash
    • eth_blocknumber
    • eth_getBlockByNumber
    • eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash
    • eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber
    • eth_getTransactionByHash
    • eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex
    • eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex
    • eth_getTransactionReceipt
    • eth_getTransactionCount
    • eth_sendRawTransaction
    • eth_call
    • eth_getCode
    • eth_getBalance
    • eth_accounts
    • eth_getStorageAt
    • eth_getProof
    • eth_getLogs
    • eth_newFilter
    • eth_newPendingTransactionFilter
    • eth_newBlockFilter
    • eth_getFilterChanges
    • eth_getFilterLogs
    • eth_uninstallFilter
    • eth_chainId
    • eth_protocolVersion
    • net_listening
    • net_version
    • eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash
    • eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex
    • eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex
    • eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber
    • eth_estimateGas
    • eth_gasPrice
    • eth_feeHistory
    • eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
    • eth_createAccessList
    • web3_clientVersion
    • web3_sha3
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  1. Ethereum API endpoints

eth_blocknumber

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Last updated 1 year ago

Returns the number of most recent block.

Parameters

None.

Returns

QUANTITY - integer of the current block number the client is on.

Example

NOTE: In this example we are using public Ethereum endpoint. Ideally, for your own projects, you should use your own endpoint, which you can generate for free by connecting to your wallet .

NOTE: ethers used below is a well-known web3 library, check it out .

Query

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider =
  new ethers
    .providers
    .JsonRpcProvider("https://www.noderpc.xyz/rpc-mainnet/public")

provider.send('eth_blockNumber', []).then((blockNumber) => {
  console.log(blockNumber);
});

Result

0x108f941

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