Latest Block Number

Table function

The eth_latest_block_rpc table provides the latest block number of EVM chains.

Inputs

Args	Types	Info
rpc_url	VARCHAR	URL of the Ethereum node

Ouputs

Column Name	Type	Description
number	BIGINT	The latest block number.

Examples

D set variable eth_url = 'https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/{API_KEY}';
D select * from eth_latest_block_rpc(getvariable('eth_url'));
┌──────────────┐
│ latest_block │
│    int64     │
├──────────────┤
│     21623511 │
└──────────────┘

Dependent RPC Method

• eth_blockNumber