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 MetaMask Developer dashboard.

Request

• curl
• WSS

curl https://optimism-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}'

wscat -c wss://optimism-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
}