eth_getBalance | Plasma

Plasma API method that returns the balance of a specific account in Wei, the smallest unit of ether.

Parameters

• address — the address to check the balance of
• quantity or tag — the block number in hex format or block tag (latest, earliest, pending, safe, finalized)

Response

• quantity — the integer value of the current balance in Wei

eth_getBalance code examples

ethers.js

const { JsonRpcProvider } = require("ethers");

const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function call() {
  const result = await provider.send("eth_getBalance", [
    "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e",
    "latest"
  ]);
  console.log(result);
}

call();