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Chain & Block Methods

TL;DR

• Provides eth_chainId, net_version, eth_blockNumber, and eth_getBlockByNumber.
• eth_getBlockByNumber returns -32001 in pruned ranges.

Methods

• eth_chainId -> canister rpc_eth_chain_id
• net_version -> decimal string conversion of rpc_eth_chain_id
• eth_blockNumber -> canister rpc_eth_block_number
• eth_getBlockByNumber -> canister rpc_eth_get_block_by_number_with_status

blockTag Constraints

• latest/pending/safe/finalized are treated as head-level tags
• pruned data returns resource not found

Sources

• tools/rpc-gateway/src/handlers.ts
• crates/ic-evm-rpc/src/lib.rs

For detailed constraints, see ../compatibility/json-rpc-deviations.md.