createBlockFilter

Creates a Filter to listen for new block hashes that can be used with getFilterChanges.

Usage

example.tsclient.ts

ts

import { publicClient } from './client'

const filter = await publicClient.createBlockFilter() 
// { id: "0x345a6572337856574a76364e457a4366", type: 'block' }

import { publicClient } from './client'

const filter = await publicClient.createBlockFilter() 
// { id: "0x345a6572337856574a76364e457a4366", type: 'block' }

ts

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http()
})

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http()
})

Returns

JSON-RPC Methods

eth_newBlockFilter