eth_getBalance RPC Method

Parameters

address

string

The address (20 bytes) to check for balance

blockNumber/tag

string

The block number in hexadecimal format or the string latest, earliest, pending, safe or finalized (safe and finalized tags are only supported on Ethereum, Gnosis, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova and Avalanche C-chain), see the default block parameter description in the official Ethereum documentation

Returns

result

The ETH balance of the specified address in hexadecimal value, measured in wei

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.xdai.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9", "latest"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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eth_getBalance RPC Method

Returns the balance of given account address in wei.

Parameters

Returns