eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber

Returns the number of uncles in a block by number.

Parameters​

Name	Type	Description
BlockNumber	HexString<Number>| "latest" | "earliest" | "pending"	Hexadecimal block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending".

Return Type​

HexString<Number> | null - Number of uncles in the block or null if not found.

Example​

await provider.request({
  method: "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber",
  params: ["0x5bad55"],
});
// "0x1"