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# eth_blockNumber

> Get the number of the most recent block

Defined in the [Ethereum JSON-RPC Specification](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/)

<Info>
  Returns the number of most recent block.
</Info>

## Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters.

## Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="string">
  A hexadecimal string representing the integer of the current block number the client is on.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```json Request theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_blockNumber",
    "params": []
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "0x4b7"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Error Handling

| Code | Message                        | Description                               |
| ---- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| 4100 | Requested method not supported | The method is not supported by the wallet |

<Info>
  The result is the block number in hexadecimal format. Convert to decimal to get the actual block number.
</Info>