Get Latest Block Number (JSON-RPC Format)

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://eth.blockscout.com/api/?module=block&action=eth_block_number'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x103538a",
  "id": 1
}

GET

?module=block&action=eth_block_number

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://eth.blockscout.com/api/?module=block&action=eth_block_number'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x103538a",
  "id": 1
}

module

enum<string>

required

Module name (must be 'block')

Available options:

block

action

enum<string>

required

Available options:

eth_block_number

200 - application/json

Latest block number retrieved successfully

jsonrpc

string

Example:

"2.0"

result

string

Block number in hex format

Example:

"0x103538a"

integer

Example:

1

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