# eth\_getBalance - Mantle

This method returns the MNT balance of the account specified by `address` on the Mantle network.

### Parameters

| Parameter      | Type   | Description                                             |
| -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| address        | string | 20-byte address to check for balance                    |
| blockParameter | string | Block number in hex, or "latest", "earliest", "pending" |

### Request examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="curl" %}
{% code title="curl" %}

```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": ["0xD85498dbEaEB1Df24BE52eED4F52eAc2Fbd56245", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (axios)" %}
{% code title="example.js" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0xD85498dbEaEB1Df24BE52eED4F52eAc2Fbd56245", "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));
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python (requests)" %}
{% code title="example.py" %}

```python
import requests
import json

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

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0xD85498dbEaEB1Df24BE52eED4F52eAc2Fbd56245", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

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

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

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust (reqwest)" %}
{% code title="main.rs" %}

```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": ["0xD85498dbEaEB1Df24BE52eED4F52eAc2Fbd56245", "latest"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Response

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x28db93b28e95a9cbd9"
}
```

### Response Parameters

| Field   | Type   | Description                             |
| ------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| jsonrpc | string | JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")       |
| id      | string | Request identifier matching the request |
| result  | string | Current balance in wei (hexadecimal)    |

### Use Case

The `eth_getBalance` method is essential for:

* Wallet balance displays
* Checking MNT holdings before transactions
* Portfolio tracking applications
* DeFi protocol balance monitoring
* Transaction validation (sufficient funds)
* Account activity monitoring

### Error Handling

| Status Code | Error Message  | Cause                                     |
| ----------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| 403         | Forbidden      | Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN           |
| -32602      | Invalid params | Invalid address format or block parameter |

### Web3 Integration

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Ethers.js" %}
{% code title="ethers.js" overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
import { ethers } from 'ethers';

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

const balance = await provider.getBalance('0xD85498dbEaEB1Df24BE52eED4F52eAc2Fbd56245');
console.log('Balance:', ethers.formatEther(balance), 'MNT');
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Viem" %}
{% code title="viem.js" %}

```javascript
import { createPublicClient, http, formatEther } from 'viem';
import { mantle } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: mantle,
    transport: http('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const balance = await client.getBalance({
    address: '0xD85498dbEaEB1Df24BE52eED4F52eAc2Fbd56245'
});
console.log('Balance:', formatEther(balance), 'MNT');
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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