eth_getBalance

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

Parameters

1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address to check for balance.

2. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter

Returns

QUANTITY - integer of the current balance in wei.

Example

NOTE: In this example we are using public Ethereum endpoint. Ideally, for your own projects, you should use your own endpoint, which you can generate for free by connecting to your wallet here.

ethers

Query

NOTE: ethers used below is a well-known web3 library, check it out here.

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider =
  new ethers
    .providers
    .JsonRpcProvider("https://www.noderpc.xyz/rpc-mainnet/public")

provider.send('eth_getBalance', ["0x657CDcB4A6d39B1287da5B0b68f437Cd1E1086D3", "latest"]).then((result) => {
  console.log(result);
});

Result

0x1a3de1f19a304c50