eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash - Arbitrum

Example code for the eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash JSON RPC method. Сomplete guide on how to use eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash JSON RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns the number of uncles in a block identified by its hash.

Arbitrum does not produce uncle blocks, so this method always returns "0x0", but it is provided for Ethereum compatibility.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
block_hash	string	yes	The hash of the block whose uncle count is requested. Must be a 32-byte hex string starting with 0x.

Request

cURL

curl --location 'https://shared.us-east-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
       "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
    "params": [
        "0xf5524f0cf99ac6bc5905e95294ebed9007e2d978155f3457118eb7a26d97503a"
    ],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

import axios from 'axios'
let data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
         "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
    "params": [
        "0xf5524f0cf99ac6bc5905e95294ebed9007e2d978155f3457118eb7a26d97503a"
    ],
    "id": "getblock.io"
};

let config = {
  method: "post",
  maxBodyLength: Infinity,
  url: "https://shared.us-east-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  data: data,
};

axios
  .request(config)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error);
  });

Request

import requests
import json

url = "https://shared.us-east-1.getblock.io/<ACESS_TOKEN>"

payload = json.dumps({
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
    "params": [
        "0xf5524f0cf99ac6bc5905e95294ebed9007e2d978155f3457118eb7a26d97503a"
    ],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)

Rust

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
        .build()?;

    let mut headers = reqwest::header::HeaderMap::new();
    headers.insert("Content-Type", "application/json".parse()?);

    let data = r#"{
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
    "params": [
        "0xf5524f0cf99ac6bc5905e95294ebed9007e2d978155f3457118eb7a26d97503a"
    ], 
    "id": "getblock.io"
}"#;

    let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&data)?;

    let request = client.request(reqwest::Method::POST, "https://shared.us-east-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>")
        .headers(headers)
        .json(&json);

    let response = request.send().await?;
    let body = response.text().await?;

    println!("{}", body);

    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x0"
}

Reponse Parameter Definition

Field	Description	Data Type
result	The number of uncle blocks as a hexadecimal string.	String

But again, on Arbitrum the value is always null.

Use case

Even though uncle blocks do not exist on Arbitrum, this method helps developers to:

• Maintain compatibility with Ethereum tools and SDKs

• Avoid breaking multi-chain indexers or dashboards

• Normalise RPC responses when building explorers

• Support Ethereum-style APIs for analytics and monitoring

Error handling

Status Code	Error Message	Cause
403	Forbidden	Missing or invalid ACCESS_TOKEN.
-32602	Invalid argument	Invalid block hash

Integration with Web3

Ethers.js

import { ethers } from "ethers";
const RPC_URL = "https://shared.us-east-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>";
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(RPC_URL);
async function Call() {
  try {
     const result = await provider.send( "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
 [
        "0xf5524f0cf99ac6bc5905e95294ebed9007e2d978155f3457118eb7a26d97503a"
    ]);    
console.log("The result:", result);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("The error:", error);
    throw error;
  }
}

Viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { arbitrum } from 'viem/chains';

// Create Viem client with GetBlock
const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: arbitrum,
  transport: http('https://shared.us-east-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>'),
});

// Using the method through Viem
async function Call() {
    try {
        // Method-specific Viem implementation
        const result = await client.request({
        method: "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
    params: [
        "0xf5524f0cf99ac6bc5905e95294ebed9007e2d978155f3457118eb7a26d97503a"
    ],
         });
        console.log('Result:', result);
        return result;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Viem Error:', error);
        throw error;
    }
}