# eth\_unsubscribe

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

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/about/billing).

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## **Parameters**

`subscription name` - **string, same as previously returned from an** [eth\_subscribe](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/conflux/execution-api/eth_subscribe) **call**

```json
params: [
  "0x5302037dae412a3454143512a3c7617b",
]
```

## 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
}
```

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{% tab title="mainnet" %}

```bash
wscat -c wss:///mainnet.conflux.validationcloud.io/v1/wss/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>
# wait for connection
{"jsonrpc":  "2.0",  "id":  1,  "method":"eth_subscribe","params":["newHeads"]}
# subscription ID returned
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x5302037dae412a3454143512a3c7617b","id":1}

# Use subscription ID to cancel
{"id": 1, "jsonrpc":  "2.0", "method": "eth_unsubscribe", "params": ["0x5302037dae412a3454143512a3c7617b"]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":true,"id":1}

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
wscat -c wss:///testnet.conflux.validationcloud.io/v1/wss/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>
# wait for connection
{"jsonrpc":  "2.0",  "id":  1,  "method":"eth_subscribe","params":["newHeads"]}
# subscription ID returned
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x5302037dae412a3454143512a3c7617b","id":1}

# Use subscription ID to cancel
{"id": 1, "jsonrpc":  "2.0", "method": "eth_unsubscribe", "params": ["0x5302037dae412a3454143512a3c7617b"]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":true,"id":1}

```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}