eth_blockNumber | Plasma

Plasma API method that returns the number of the most recent block. eth_blockNumber JSON-RPC method available on the Plasma blockchain via Chainstack.

POST /be84184cd12967be5a65d06651c60085

eth_blockNumber

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://plasma-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/be84184cd12967be5a65d06651c60085 \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_blockNumber",
  "params": []
}
'

200

{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": {}
}

Plasma API method that returns the number of the most recent block.

Parameters

None

Response

• quantity — the current block number the client is on

eth_blockNumber code examples

ethers.js

const { JsonRpcProvider } = require("ethers");

const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function call() {
  const result = await provider.send("eth_blockNumber", []);
  console.log(result);
}

call();

Body

application/json

id · integer · default: 1

jsonrpc · string · default: 2.0

method · string · default: eth_blockNumber

params · any[]

Response

200 - application/json

Returns the number of most recent block.

jsonrpc · string

id · integer

result · object