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# eth_getFilterChanges

Polling method for a filter, which returns an array of logs which occurred since last poll.

This method will use `40` [Compute Units](https://docs.validationcloud.io/nodeapi/about/billing.md).

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## Reference: [Here](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/#eth_getfilterchanges)

## **Parameters**

1. `QUANTITY` - the filter id.

```javascript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
params: 
[
  "0x16", // 22
]
```

## Returns

`Array` - Array of log objects, or an empty array if nothing has changed since last poll.

* For filters created with `eth_newBlockFilter` the return are block hashes (`DATA`, 32 Bytes), e.g. `["0x3454645634534..."]`.
* For filters created with `eth_newPendingTransactionFilter` the return are transaction hashes (`DATA`, 32 Bytes), e.g. `["0x6345343454645..."]`.
* For filters created with `eth_newFilter` logs are objects with following params:
  * `removed`: `Boolean` - `true` when the log was removed, due to a chain reorganization. `false` if its a valid log.
  * `logIndex`: `QUANTITY` - integer of the log index position in the block. `null` when its pending log.
  * `transactionIndex`: `QUANTITY` - integer of the transactions index position log was created from. `null` when its pending log.
  * `transactionHash`: `DATA`, 32 Bytes - hash of the transactions this log was created from. `null` when its pending log.
  * `blockHash`: `DATA`, 32 Bytes - hash of the block where this log was in. `null` when its pending. `null` when its pending log.
  * `blockNumber`: `QUANTITY` - the block number where this log was in. `null` when its pending. `null` when its pending log.
  * `address`: `DATA`, 20 Bytes - address from which this log originated.
  * `data`: `DATA` - contains one or more 32 Bytes non-indexed arguments of the log.
  * `topics`: `Array of DATA` - Array of 0 to 4 32 Bytes `DATA` of indexed log arguments. (In *solidity*: The first topic is the *hash* of the signature of the event (e.g. `Deposit(address,bytes32,uint256)`), except you declared the event with the `anonymous` specifier.)

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
// Result (first of the 3 logs shown)
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 73,
  "result": [
    {
      "address": "0xe538905cf8410324e03a5a23c1c177a474d59b2b",
      "topics": [
        "0xe1fffcc4923d04b559f4d29a8bfc6cda04eb5b0d3c460751c2402c5c5cc9109c",
        "0x000000000000000000000000881fb2f98c13d521009464e7d1cbf16e1b394e8e"
      ],
      "data": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000014f498ffead70000",
      "blockHash": "0x7e9e342d666f5430dc4950a84f26c5ba500936fc0e1bb7a0c088f85ec1c39e48",
      "blockNumber": "0x468d9c4",
      "blockTimestamp": "0x6adb2f50",
      "transactionHash": "0xed873a42932350d945a5b4eab9e6fc694540926043353c08f835cda8e10dd546",
      "transactionIndex": "0xe",
      "logIndex": "0x57",
      "removed": false
    }
  ]
}
```

```bash title="mainnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
curl https://mainnet.xlayer.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getFilterChanges","params":["0xfdff8af35f8d41c026623a88d3ea44b"],"id":73}'
```


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