<p><a href="http://blockexplorer.com/" rel="nofollow">Block Explorer</a> displays the latest block.</p>

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2011-09-04T23:00:38.597Z
Did anyone happen to implement a patch that integrates this into the official client? Should I post a feature request? (It seems like an obvious feature, so someone must have thought about it by now).
ripper234
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2011-09-04T23:55:50.893Z
[Bitcoinwatch](http://bitcoinwatch.com/) also displays it. And [here](http://blockexplorer.com/q/getblockcount) is a more direct link for blockexplorer.
nmat
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2011-09-04T23:00:10.437Z
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ripper234
<p>You could also use <a href="https://www.biteasy.com/blockchain/blocks" rel="nofollow">Biteasy.com</a> to find out.</p>

<p>The latest block is always visible at the top of the blocks list and it includes a date or if you need to find out via API then you can use the following API call which will return the latest one (in JSON format) since they are sorted by date (newest to oldest):</p>

<p><a href="https://api.biteasy.com/blockchain/v1/blocks?per_page=1" rel="nofollow">https://api.biteasy.com/blockchain/v1/blocks?per_page=1</a></p>

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Biteasy.com
<p>When running a fresh client, or after not being connected for a while, the client takes some time downloading new blocks. How can you find out what is the target block number (the id of the newest publicly available block)?</p>

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How can you find out what is the latest block number?
ripper234
# How can you find out what is the latest block number?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-09-04)

When running a fresh client, or after not being connected for a while, the client takes some time downloading new blocks. How can you find out what is the target block number (the id of the newest publicly available block)?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2011-09-04. Score: 1

[Block Explorer](http://blockexplorer.com/) displays the latest block.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Did anyone happen to implement a patch that integrates this into the official client? Should I post a feature request? (It seems like an obvious feature, so someone must have thought about it by now).  
> **username_1**: [Bitcoinwatch](http://bitcoinwatch.com/) also displays it. And [here](http://blockexplorer.com/q/getblockcount) is a more direct link for blockexplorer.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-05. Score: 1

You could also use [username_2](https://www.username_2/blockchain/blocks) to find out.

The latest block is always visible at the top of the blocks list and it includes a date or if you need to find out via API then you can use the following API call which will return the latest one (in JSON format) since they are sorted by date (newest to oldest):

<https://api.username_2/blockchain/v1/blocks?per_page=1>


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