eth_blockNumber - Monad

Example code for the eth_blockNumber JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use eth_blockNumber JSON-RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns the number of the most recent block.

Due to Monad's ~400ms block time, block numbers increase much faster than on Ethereum (~12 second blocks). Applications should account for this when implementing polling or confirmation tracking.

Parameters

None

Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
    "params": ["latest", true],
    }'

import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
    "params": ["latest", true],
    });

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

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

import requests
import json

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
    "params": ["latest", true],
    })

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)

use reqwest::header;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
        .body(r#"{
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
            "params": ["latest", true],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x1b4"
}

Response Parameters

Field

Type

Description

result

string

The current block number in hexadecimal format.

Use Case

The eth_blockNumber method is essential for:

Monitoring blockchain height in real-time
Synchronization status checks
Building block explorers and dashboards
Tracking transaction confirmations
Implementing polling for new blocks
High-frequency trading applications on Monad's fast block times

Error Handling

Status Code

Error Message

Cause

403

Forbidden

Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN.

Web3 Integration

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