Base Block Number
by heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev in Onchain & crypto
Get the latest Base mainnet block number with its timestamp (unix and ISO) and gas used. No parameters. Read-only live on-chain data, useful to check chain liveness and data freshness.
https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-number- Price
- $0.001
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 97.1%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 459 ms
- 670 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 2 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
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How to call it
GET https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-number
Each call costs $0.001 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
GET https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-numberExample response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
{
"block_number": 1,
"timestamp_iso": "2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.001.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i 'https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-number'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - 'https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-number' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.001 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.001" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.001 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fheb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev%2Fbase-block-number
const res = await pay("https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-number");
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.001 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.001"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.get("https://heb-utils-x402.hebutils-api.workers.dev/base-block-number")
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 h ago | Passed | 402 | 521 ms | $0.001 |
| 6 h ago | Passed | 402 | 362 ms | $0.001 |
| 11 h ago | Passed | 402 | 504 ms | $0.001 |
| 16 h ago | Passed | 402 | 461 ms | $0.001 |
| 20 h ago | Timed out | - | - | - |
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| 25 h ago | Passed | 402 | 459 ms | $0.001 |
| 29 h ago | Passed | 402 | 388 ms | $0.001 |
| 34 h ago | Passed | 402 | 407 ms | $0.001 |
| 38 h ago | Passed | 402 | 197 ms | $0.001 |
| 42 h ago | Passed | 402 | 666 ms | $0.001 |
| 46 h ago | Passed | 402 | 552 ms | $0.001 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 610 ms | $0.001 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 413 ms | $0.001 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 132 ms | $0.001 |
| 3 days ago | Passed | 402 | 151 ms | $0.001 |
History
| 12 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.002 to $0.001 |