[Account] eth_getBalance

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

JSONRPC: eth_getBalance

Request

application/json

Body

method stringrequired

Default value: eth_getBalance

Method name

id int64required

Default value: 1

Request ID, Random or Auto incrementation

jsonrpc stringrequired

Default value: 2.0

JSON-RPC Version (2.0)

params

undefined[]

required

Array [

Address 20-byte DATA

Address to check for balance.

BlockNumberOrHashOrTag

object

oneOf

IntegerBlockNumber

number

HexadecimalBlockNumber

string

BlockTag

string

BlockHash

string

]

Responses

200

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

application/json

Schema

Schema

jsonrpc stringrequired

Default value: 2.0

id int64required

error

object

code int64required

A Number that indicates the error type that occurred. This MUST be an integer.

| code | message | description | |-----|-----|-------| | -32700 | Parse error | invalid JSON was received by the server. An error occurred on the server while parsing the JSON text. | |-32602 | Invalid params | Invalid method parameter(s). |

message string

A String providing a short description of the error. The message SHOULD be limited to a concise single sentence.

data string

A Primitive or Structured value that contains additional information about the error. This may be omitted. The value of this member is defined by the Server (e.g. detailed error information, nested errors etc.).

result hex

Integer of the current balance in peb.

Example (from schema)

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 0,
  "error": {
    "code": -32700,
    "message": "Parse error",
    "data": "string"
  },
  "result": 158972490234375000
}

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