eth_blockNumber - Ethereum
Returns the number of the most recent block.
Parameters
none
Returns
QUANTITY - integer of the current block number the client is on.Or check out the example below:
Request
alchemyweb3.js
ethers.js
web3.py
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Postman
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// Installation instructions: https://github.com/alchemyplatform/alchemy-web3
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async function main() {
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const { createAlchemyWeb3 } = require("@alch/alchemy-web3");
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const web3 = createAlchemyWeb3("https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key");
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const blockNumber = await web3.eth.getBlockNumber();
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console.log(blockNumber);
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}
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main();
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// Installation instructions: https://docs.ethers.io/v5/getting-started/#installing
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async function main() {
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const { ethers } = require("ethers");
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const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider("https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key");
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const blockNumber = await provider.getBlockNumber();
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console.log(blockNumber);
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main()
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# Installation Instructions: https://web3py.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html#installation
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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key'))
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blockNumber = web3.eth.blockNumber
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print(blockNumber)
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curl https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":0}'
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URL: https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key
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RequestType: POST
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Body:
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{
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"jsonrpc":"2.0",
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"method":"eth_blockNumber",
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"params":[],
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"id":0
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}
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Result
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 0,
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"result": "0xa1c054"
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}
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