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eth_blockNumber

Returns the number of most recent block.

Parameters

This method doesn't accept any parameters.

Returns

hex encoded unsigned integer

Example request
await provider.request({
  method: 'eth_blockNumber',
  params: [],
})
Example response
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x2377"
}