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# eth\_unsubscribe

Cancels an existing subscription so that no further events are sent.

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](/v1/about/billing.md).

***

## **Parameters**

`subscription name` - **string, same as previously returned from an** [eth\_subscribe](/v1/ethereum/execution-api/eth_subscribe.md) **call**

```json
params: [
  "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675",
]
```

## Returns

`true` if a subscription was successfully cancelled, or `false` if no subscription existed with the given ID.

```json
// Result
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="mainnet" %}

```bash
wscat -c wss:///mainnet.berachain.validationcloud.io/v1/wss/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>
# wait for connection

# example request
{"jsonrpc":  "2.0",  "id":  1,  "method":"eth_subscribe","params":["newHeads"]}
# example result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x4327e562d202d98983a2ee341409f09e","id":1}

## subscription data
{"id": 1, "jsonrpc":  "2.0", "method": "eth_unsubscribe", "params": ["0x4327e562d202d98983a2ee341409f09e"]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":true,"id":1}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
wscat -c wss:///bepolia.berachain.validationcloud.io/v1/wss/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>
# wait for connection

# example request
{"jsonrpc":  "2.0",  "id":  1,  "method":"eth_subscribe","params":["newHeads"]}
# example result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x4327e562d202d98983a2ee341409f09e","id":1}

## subscription data
{"id": 1, "jsonrpc":  "2.0", "method": "eth_unsubscribe", "params": ["0x4327e562d202d98983a2ee341409f09e"]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":true,"id":1}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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