GetNumDSBlocks

---

Returns the current number of validated Directory Service blocks in the network. This is represented as a String.

Example Request

=== "cURL"

```shell
curl -d '{
    "id": "1",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "GetNumDSBlocks",
    "params": [""]
}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://zil.nownodes.io/"
```

=== "Node.js"

```js
const numDsBlock = await zilliqa.blockchain.getNumDSBlocks();
console.log(numDsBlock.result);
```

=== "Java"

```java
public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        HttpProvider client = new HttpProvider("https://zil.nownodes.io/");
        Rep<String> numDSBlocks = client.getNumDSBlocks();
        System.out.println(new Gson().toJson(numDSBlocks));
    }
}
```

=== "Python"

```python
from pyzil.zilliqa import chain
chain.set_active_chain(chain.MainNet)
print(chain.active_chain.api.GetNumDSBlocks())
```

=== "Go"

```go
func GetNumDSBlocks() {
    provider := NewProvider("https://zil.nownodes.io/")
    response := provider.GetNumDSBlocks()
    result, _ := json.Marshal(response)
    fmt.Println(string(result))
}
```

Example Response

{
  "id": "1",
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "5899"
}

Arguments

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	"1"
jsonrpc	string	Required	"2.0"
method	string	Required	"GetNumDSBlocks"
params	string	Required	Empty string ""