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eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber

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

Parameters​

block parameter: [Required] A hexadecimal block number, or one of the string tags latest, earliest, pending, or finalized. See the default block parameter.

warning

safe isn't supported. Use finalized instead.

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 MetaMask Developer dashboard.

Request​

curl https://unichain-sepolia.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"
}