# eth\_getUncleCountByBlockNumber

1. #### Parameters

   <mark style="color:blue;">blockNumber</mark> string REQUIRED

   The integer of a block number encoded in hexadecimal format starting with 0x

```bash
curl https://Krypc-End Point URL/ \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"method":"eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber","params":["0xc5043f"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

```

2. #### Returns

   <mark style="color:blue;">uncles-</mark> The integer value of the number of uncles in the block encoded as hexadecimal