> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

# eth_getBalance

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

### Parameters

`Address`(string)required

hex encoded address

`Block`(object)required

Block number, tag, or block hash

### Returns

hex encoded unsigned integer

Example request

```
await provider.request({
  method: 'eth_getBalance',
  params: ['0xfe3b557e8fb62b89f4916b721be55ceb828dbd73', 'latest'],
})

```

Example response

```
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x1cfe56f3795885980000"
}

```