eth_getBalance

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getBalance",
  "params": ["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", "latest"]
}

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58"
}

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getBalance",
  "params": ["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", "latest"]
}

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58"
}

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

Parameters

address

string

required

The address to check for balance (20 bytes).

blockParameter

string

required

Integer block number, or the string “latest”, “earliest” or “pending”.

result

string

A hexadecimal string representing the current balance in wei.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getBalance",
  "params": ["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", "latest"]
}

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58"
}

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

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