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# uninstallFilter

Uninstalls a filter with given ID. 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.

**EXAMPLE**

```
Explain## JSON-RPC over HTTPS POST
curl https://mainet.rpc.aarmascan.com
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0x10ff0bfba9472c87932c56632eef8f5cc70910e8e71d"],"id":1}'

## JSON-RPC over WSS
wscat -c ws://mainet.rpc.aarmascan.com
>{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0x10ff0bfba9472c87932c56632eef8f5cc70910e8e71d"],"id":1}
```

**RESPONSE**

**RESULT FIELDS**

* `UNINSTALLED FLAG` - true if the filter was successfully uninstalled, otherwise false.

**BODY**

```
Explain{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id":1,
    "result":true
}
```