eth_getFilterLogs - Ethereum

Example code for the eth_getFilterLogs JSON RPC method. Сomplete guide on how to use eth_getFilterLogs JSON RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns all logs matching a log filter over its entire block range. Unlike eth_getFilterChanges (which returns only new entries since the last poll), this returns the full historical result. Combines with eth_newFilter to create a filter once and reuse it for historical queries.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
filterId	string	Yes	Hex-encoded filter ID from a previous eth_newFilter

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getFilterLogs",
    "params": [
        "0x16"
    ],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

example.js

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.post('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_getFilterLogs',
    params: [
        "0x16"
    ],
    id: 'getblock.io'
}, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
});

console.log(response.data.result);

Request

example.py

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'eth_getFilterLogs',
        'params': [
        "0x16"
    ],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

print(response.json())

Rust

example.rs

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getFilterLogs",
            "params": [
        "0x16"
    ],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;
    
    println!("Result: {}", response["result"]);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": [
        {
            "address": "0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2",
            "topics": [
                "0xddf252ad1be2c89b69c2b068fc378daa952ba7f163c4a11628f55a4df523b3ef",
                "0x000000000000000000000000d8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045",
                "0x000000000000000000000000a0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48"
            ],
            "data": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000016345785d8a0000",
            "blockNumber": "0x1720340",
            "transactionHash": "0x88df016429689c079f3b2f6ad39fa052532c56795b733da78a91ebe6a713944b",
            "transactionIndex": "0x0",
            "blockHash": "0x9ec8e2f6b78d8f5f2ac3e5d61b0d38d4d5a8f0e7c8b5a2f9d3e6c1b7a4d0f2e5c",
            "logIndex": "0x0",
            "removed": false
        }
    ]
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
jsonrpc	string	JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")
id	string	Request identifier matching the request
result	array of object	All matching log entries over the filter's block range

Use Cases

• Historical Backfill: Retrieve all events matching a filter's criteria over the filter's block window

• Filter Reuse: Query historical logs multiple times without re-declaring filter criteria in each call

• Explorer Contract Activity: Fetch all events for a contract page in an explorer UI

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32602	Invalid params	Filter ID is malformed or the filter has expired
-32603	Internal error	Node failed to retrieve matching logs

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const logs = await provider.send('eth_getFilterLogs', ['0x16']);
console.log('Total matching logs:', logs.length);

Viem

viem-example.js

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

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: mainnet,
    transport: http('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/'),
});

const logs = await client.getFilterLogs({ filter });
console.log('Total matching logs:', logs.length);