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# eth\_currentEpoch

### Parameters

None

### Returns

`String` - epoch number (HEX-encoded)

### Example

Request

```
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"id": 1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "eth_currentEpoch", "params": []}' \
https://rpc-mainnet.u2u.xyz
```

Result

```javascript
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x17146"
}
```