# eth\_getBalance - HyperEVM

This method returns the account balance at the specified address.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                                |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| address   | string | Yes      | The address to check balance.              |
| block     | string | Yes      | Block parameter (only "latest" supported). |

## Request

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{% tab title="cURL" %}
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```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f5bE21", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Axios" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f5bE21", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

axios(config)
    .then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data)))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));
```

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{% tab title="Request" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```python
import requests
import json

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f5bE21", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
```

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{% tab title="Rust" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```rust
use reqwest::header;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
        .body(r#"{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "eth_getBalance",
        "params": ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f5bE21", "latest"],
        "id": "getblock.io"
    }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}
```

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## Response

{% code title="response.json" %}

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x56bc75e2d63100000"
}
```

{% endcode %}

## Response Parameters

| Field  | Type   | Description                 |
| ------ | ------ | --------------------------- |
| result | string | Hexadecimal balance in wei. |

## Use Case

The `eth_getBalance` method is essential for:

* Wallet balance displays
* Transaction validation (sufficient funds)
* Portfolio tracking applications
* Payment verification systems
* DeFi protocol integrations

## Error Handling

| Error Code | Message        | Cause                   |
| ---------- | -------------- | ----------------------- |
| -32602     | Invalid params | Invalid address format. |
| -32603     | Internal error | Node issue.             |

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{% tab title="Ether.js" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
import { ethers } from "ethers";
const RPC_URL = "https://go.getblock.us/<ACCESS_TOKEN>";
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(RPC_URL);

async function Call() {
  try {
    // Call the method — this will resolve to a number (promise resolves to number)
    const result = await provider.send("eth_getBalance", ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f5bE21", "latest"
    ]);  
    console.log("The result:", result);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("The error:", error);
    throw error;
  }
}

```

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{% tab title="Viem" %}

```jsx
import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";
import { hyperEvm } from "viem/chains";

// Create Viem client with GetBlock
const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: hyperEvm,
  transport: http(import.meta.env.HYPER_ACCESS_TOKEN),
});

// Using the method through Viem
async function Call() {
  try {
    // Method-specific Viem implementation
    const result = await client.request({
    method: "eth_getBalance",
    params: ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f5bE21", "latest"]
};
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Viem Error:", error);
    throw error;
  }
}
```

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