# eth\_blockNumber

### Parameters

none

### Returns

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

### Example

Request

```
curl https://rpc-mainnet.u2u.xyz
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":0}'
```

Result

```javascript
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 0,
  "result": "0xa1c050"
}
```