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# eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber

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

#### Path parameters

<ResponseField name="apiKey" type="string" required>
  Your API key for authentication
</ResponseField>

#### Request

<ResponseField name="blockNumber" type="string" required>
  Integer of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending"
</ResponseField>

#### Example request `params`

```javascript theme={null}
[
  "0x5BAE9E"
]
```

<RequestExample>
  ```shellscript curl theme={null}
  curl https://site1.moralis-nodes.com/flow/:apiKey \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber", "params": ["0x5BAE9E"], "id": 1}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json JSON theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x0"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>