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# eth\_blockNumber method

### **Parameters**

none

### **Returns**

`QUANTITY` - integer of the current block number the client is on.

###  **Example**

```bash
// Request
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "eth_blockNumber","params": []}' https://eth-api.bwarelabs.com/<your-endpoint-id>

// Response

{
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "id":83,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x4b7" // 1207
}
```