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eth_newBlockFilter RPC Method

Creates a filter in the node, to notify when a new block arrives. To check if the state has changed, call eth_getFilterChanges.

Updated on
Mar 24, 2026

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

result

It returns a filter id to be used when calling eth_getFilterChanges

Request
Response
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": "0x16d5ceb55a7d587525de3b25314f0ea7"
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}
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": "0x16d5ceb55a7d587525de3b25314f0ea7"
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}
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