eth_getBalance - GIWA

Example code for the eth_getBalance JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use eth_getBalance JSON-RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns the ETH balance of an address in wei at a given block. It is the primary way to read native balances on GIWA.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
address	string	Yes	20-byte address to query
blockParameter	string	Yes	Block number in hex, or "latest", "earliest", "pending", "safe", "finalized"

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

example.js

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.post('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_getBalance',
    params: ['0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045', 'latest'],
    id: 'getblock.io'
}, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
});

console.log(response.data.result);

Request

example.py

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'eth_getBalance',
        'params': ['0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045', 'latest'],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

print(response.json())

Rust

example.rs

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getBalance",
            "params": ["0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045", "latest"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;

    println!("Result: {}", response["result"]);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x1bc16d674ec80000"
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
jsonrpc	string	JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")
id	string	Request identifier matching the request
result	string	Hex-encoded native balance in wei

Use Cases

• Wallet Balances: Display an account's native ETH balance

• Gas Gating: Confirm a deployer address is funded before broadcasting

• Historical Balances: Read a balance at a past block by passing a hex height

• Accounting: Reconcile balances across blocks for a treasury view

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32602	Invalid params	Malformed address or block parameter
-32603	Internal error	The node failed to read the account balance

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const balance = await provider.getBalance('0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045');
console.log(ethers.formatEther(balance));

Viem

viem-example.js

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';

const client = createPublicClient({
  transport: http('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const balance = await client.getBalance({ address: '0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045' });