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# eth_getBalance

> Get the balance of an account at a given block

Defined in the [Ethereum JSON-RPC Specification](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/)

<Info>
  Returns the balance of the account of given address.
</Info>

## Parameters

<ParamField body="address" type="string" required>
  The address to check for balance (20 bytes).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="blockParameter" type="string" required>
  Integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending".
</ParamField>

## Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="string">
  A hexadecimal string representing the current balance in wei.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```json Request theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", "latest"]
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Error Handling

| Code   | Message                            | Description                                        |
| ------ | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| -32602 | Invalid address or block parameter | The provided address or block parameter is invalid |
| 4100   | Requested method not supported     | The method is not supported by the wallet          |

<Info>
  The result represents the balance in wei. To convert to ETH, divide by 10^18.
</Info>