eth_uninstallFilter

Uninstalls a filter with given ID. This method should always be called when watching is no longer needed. Additionally, filters time out when they aren't requested with eth_getFilterChanges for a period of time.

Parameters

• filter ID: A string denoting the ID of the filter to be uninstalled.

Returns

uninstalled flag: (boolean) true if the filter was successfully uninstalled, otherwise false.

Example

Replace YOUR-API-KEY with an API key from your Infura dashboard.

Request

cURL

curl https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0x10ff0bfba9472c87932c56632eef8f5cc70910e8e71d"],"id":1}'

WSS

wscat -c wss://mainnet.infura.io/ws/v3/YOUR-API-KEY -x '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0x10ff0bfba9472c87932c56632eef8f5cc70910e8e71d"],"id":1}'

Response

JSON

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