eth_blocknumber

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 here.

ethers

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

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