eth_uninstallFilter

Introduction

This API uninstalls a filter with the given filter ID. It should always be called when watching is no longer needed. Additionally, filters time out when they are not requested with eth_getFilterChanges for a period of time. It consumes 13 CUs. In the dedicated edition, the throughput is 25,000 per second for 8 vCPUs and 32 GB memory and 55,000 per second for 16 vCPUs and 64 GB memory.

Parameter Description

Parameter	Type	Description
Filter ID	String	The string of the filter ID.

Return Value

true is returned if a filter was successfully uninstalled, or false is returned.

Request

curl https://your-http-endpoint/v1/<API-KEY> \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0xb"],"id":73}'

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