eth_blockNumber
Get the latest block number
How to use it
eth_blockNumber is exposed by the Infura MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the eth_blockNumber tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Infura MCP Server
npx -y infura-mcp-serverOther tools in Infura MCP Server (28)
Execute a read-only contract call
Get the chain ID
Estimate gas for a transaction
Get historical fee data (EIP-1559)
Get current gas price
Get ETH balance of an address
Get block by its hash
Get block by number
Get transaction count in a block by hash
Get transaction count in a block by number
Get contract bytecode at an address
Query contract event logs with filtering (supports pagination for large result sets)
Read storage slot from a contract
Get transaction by block hash and index
Get transaction by block number and index
Get transaction details by hash
Get transaction count (nonce) for an address
Get transaction receipt (logs, status, gas used)
Get uncle block by hash and index
Get uncle block by number and index
Get uncle count by block hash
Get uncle count by block number
Get the Ethereum protocol version
Get sync status of the node
Check if node is listening for connections
Get number of connected peers
Get the network version
Get the client version string