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Account → Get Balance

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Summary

Fetch the current balance of an Ethereum address at a specified block.

Inputs

  • address — The Ethereum address to query (leave empty to use credential address)
  • blockTag — Block identifier to query; options are Latest, Earliest, Pending, or Custom Block Number
  • blockNumber — The block number to query (only relevant when blockTag is set to Custom Block Number)

Output shape

a single record containing the account balance

Balance is returned as a string representing the amount in wei; may be null if the address is invalid or the node encounters an error

Examples

Example 1: Query balance using the default latest block

address set to 0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb, blockTag left as latest (default)

Example 2: Check balance at a custom block number

address = 0x123abc..., blockTag = custom, blockNumber = 12345678

Example 3: Get balance using the 'pending' block tag

address = 0x..., blockTag = pending (no blockNumber required)

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