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eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber

Returns the number of uncles in a block from a block matching the given block number.

Parameters​

  • blockParameter: (string) [required] A hexadecimal block number, or one of the tags latest, earliest, pending or finalized. See the default block parameter.
    warning

    safe isn't supported. Use finalized instead. Learn more about Linea's layer 2 finalization.

Returns​

block uncle count: A hexadecimal equivalent of the integer representing the number of uncles in the block.

Example​

Replace <YOUR-API-KEY> with an API key from your Infura dashboard.

Request​

curl https://linea-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber","params": ["0x5bad55"],"id":1}'

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x1"
}