eth_blockNumber | Alchemy Docs

Returns the number of the most recent block.

apiKeystringRequired

The block number of the most recently mined block as a hexadecimal string.

1	import requests
2
3	url = "https://avax-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/:apiKey"
4
5	payload = {}
6	headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
7
8	response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
9
10	print(response.json())