eth_newBlockFilter

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

Ethereum.org API Reference

Parameters

None

Returns

QUANTITY - A filter id.

Example

Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://endpoints.omniatech.io/v1/RPC_ENDPOINT \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_newBlockFilter"
}
'

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x87a1252c71f5e32751e3fa806c80100"
}