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eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber

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

Request Format

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber",
  "params": [
    "0xe8"
  ],
  "id": 1
}

Response Format

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

Parameters

  • Block (BlockNumberOrTag): The block number or a special tag (latest, earliest, pending).

Return Value

  • Uncle Count (uint or notFound): Returns the number of uncles in the specified block.

Example

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber",
  "params": [
    "0xe8"
  ],
  "id": 1
}

Response

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

Notes

  • Useful for retrieving the number of uncles included in a specific block.
  • If the block is not found, the response will return notFound.
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