> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

# 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"
}

```