Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint
Single endpoint for all standard Ethereum JSON-RPC 2.0 methods. Send a POST request with a JSON body specifying the method and params.
Supported methods: eth_blockNumber, eth_getBalance, eth_getLogs, eth_gasPrice, eth_getTransactionByHash, eth_getTransactionReceipt, eth_chainId, eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas, eth_getTransactionCount, eth_getCode, eth_getStorageAt, eth_estimateGas, eth_getBlockByNumber, eth_getBlockByHash, eth_sendRawTransaction, eth_call
Example:
curl -H "content-type: application/json" -X POST \
--data '{"id":0,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[]}' \
https://eth.blockscout.com/api/eth-rpc
Authorizations
Optional API key for increased rate limits.
Without API key:
- 5 requests per second (shared pool)
- No registration required
With API key:
- 10 requests per second per key
- Up to 3 free keys per account
- Get your API key at https://blockscout.com (login required)
Usage: Add apikey=YOUR_KEY to any request query string.
Body
- eth_blockNumber
- eth_getBalance
- eth_getLogs
- eth_gasPrice
- eth_getTransactionByHash
- eth_getTransactionReceipt
- eth_chainId
- eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas
- eth_getTransactionCount
- eth_getCode
- eth_getStorageAt
- eth_estimateGas
- eth_getBlockByNumber
- eth_getBlockByHash
- eth_sendRawTransaction
- eth_call
Returns the latest block number in the chain in hexadecimal format.
JSON-RPC Method: eth_blockNumber
This endpoint uses the standard Ethereum JSON-RPC 2.0 format.
JSON-RPC version
2.0 "2.0"
Must be "eth_blockNumber"
eth_blockNumber "eth_blockNumber"
Request identifier, echoed in the response
1
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