# shh\_newFilter {disallowed} - Arbitrum

#### Parameters

`filters` - json object

filter object: { "to": "address" (string, optional) - Identity of the receiver. When present it will try to decrypt any incoming message if the client holds the private key to this identity. "topics": \["topic"] (array of string) - Array of topics which the incoming message’s topics should match. }

#### Request

```java
curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "shh_newFilter",
  "params": [null],
  "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

#### Response

```java
{
    "result": "null",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "status_code": 405,
    "message": "Method not allowed"
}
```