eth_getBalance

Returns the account balance of a given address.

Parameters

Object NameRequiredTypeDetail
ADDRESSStringAddress to check for balance.
BLOCK PARAMETERString/ObjectA hex code of an integer that represents the block number, "latest", "earliest" , "pending" , or hash of a block. The hash of a block is an object specified as: {"blockHash": "\<hash_value>"}. Learn more here.
"params": [
    "0x2E833968E5bB786Ae419c4d13189fB081Cc43bab", 
    "latest"
]

Result

A hex code of an integer that represents the current balance in Wei.

Example

Request

curl <your-endpoint> \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0x2E833968E5bB786Ae419c4d13189fB081Cc43bab", "latest"],"id":0}'

Return

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x0"
}
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