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.

Valid for fifteen minutes

Filter IDs will be valid for up to fifteen minutes, and can polled by any connection using the same <YOUR-API-KEY>.

Parameters

None.

Returns

filter ID: A hexadecimal denoting the newly created filter ID.

Example

Replace <YOUR-API-KEY> with an API key from your MetaMask Developer dashboard.

Request

curl

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

WSS

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

Response

JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x8144114ddff0b3be57ad6a848ee4fe4a44cdda667055"
}