# hmy\_blockNumber

Get number of the most recent block.

## API v1

### Returns

* `String` - Index of the most recent block in the chain.

**Sample Curl Request**

```bash
 curl -d '{
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "method":"hmy_blockNumber",
  "params":[],
  "id":1
 }' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -X POST 'https://api.s0.b.hmny.io'
```

**Sample Curl Response**

```javascript
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x4b0"
}
```

## API v2

### Returns

* `uint64` - Index of the most recent block in the chain.

**Sample Curl Request**

```bash
 curl -d '{
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "method":"hmyv2_blockNumber",
  "params":[],
  "id":1
 }' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -X POST 'http://localhost:9500'
```

**Sample Curl Response**

```javascript
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": 10
}
```