# eth\_blockNumber

Returns the number of most recent block.

**Parameters**

None

**Returns**

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

**Example**

```js
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":83}'
// Result
{
  "id":83,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x4b7" // 1207
}
```
