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eth_blockNumber

Returns the current latest block number.

Parameters​

None

Returns​

A hexadecimal of an integer representing the current block number the client is on.

Example​

Replace https://dataseed-testnet.helioschain.network with your node rpc url.

Request curl​

curl https://dataseed-testnet.helioschain.network \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_blockNumber", "params": [], "id": 1}'

JSON Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x65a8db"
}

Convert hexadecimal to integer - On macOS in Term or iTerm, you can use printf "%d\n" 0x65a8db to convert the above hexadecimal number into an integer number.