eth_blockNumber

POST https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz

Returns the number of the current head (latest).

This is typically one slot (~2s) ahead of safe and finalized. See Differences from Ethereum and Transaction Finality.

Parameters

None.

Result

Block number (quantity): Hex-encoded block number of the current head (latest).

Example

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0xd81e9f"
}

Code examples

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "eth_blockNumber", "params": []}'

JavaScript

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "eth_blockNumber", "params": []})
};

fetch('https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz', options)
  .then((res) => res.json())
  .then((res) => console.log(res))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Python

import requests

url = "https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz"
payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "eth_blockNumber",
  "params": []
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)