> ## Documentation Index
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# eth_getBalance | Arc

> Arc API method that returns the balance of an account. address — the address to check balance for blockParameter — the block number (hex) or tag (latest.

Arc API method that returns the balance of an account.

<Warning>
  **Important**: Arc has no native token. This method returns a placeholder value instead of an actual balance. To check real balances, query TIP-20 stablecoin contracts using the `balanceOf` function.
</Warning>

## Parameters

* `address` — the address to check balance for
* `blockParameter` — the block number (hex) or tag (`latest`, `earliest`, `pending`)

## Response

* `result` — returns a placeholder value `0x5e5de0bada3a8d...` since Arc has no native token

## Checking TIP-20 token balances

To check actual stablecoin balances on Arc, use `eth_call` with the TIP-20 `balanceOf` function:

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript ethers.js theme={"system"}
  const ethers = require('ethers');
  const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(NODE_URL);

  // pathUSD token address
  const PATHUSD = "0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000000";

  const checkBalance = async (address) => {
      const abi = ["function balanceOf(address) view returns (uint256)"];
      const token = new ethers.Contract(PATHUSD, abi, provider);
      const balance = await token.balanceOf(address);
      // TIP-20 tokens use 6 decimals
      console.log(`pathUSD balance: ${ethers.formatUnits(balance, 6)}`);
    };

  checkBalance("0x5d20879655df3c1e04ab111af0009ad650e762f0");
  ```

  ```python web3.py theme={"system"}
  from web3 import Web3

  node_url = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL"
  web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider(node_url))

  # pathUSD token address
  PATHUSD = "0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000000"

  # ERC20 balanceOf ABI
  abi = [{"constant": True, "inputs": [{"name": "account", "type": "address"}], "name": "balanceOf", "outputs": [{"name": "", "type": "uint256"}], "type": "function"}]

  token = web3.eth.contract(address=PATHUSD, abi=abi)
  balance = token.functions.balanceOf("0x5d20879655df3c1e04ab111af0009ad650e762f0").call()
  # TIP-20 tokens use 6 decimals
  print(f"pathUSD balance: {balance / 10**6}")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Stablecoin tokens

Arc has these predeployed stablecoins (same addresses on mainnet and testnet):

| Token    | Address                                      |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| pathUSD  | `0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000000` |
| AlphaUSD | `0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000001` |
| BetaUSD  | `0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000002` |
| ThetaUSD | `0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000003` |


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/arc_node_api/accounts_info/eth_getBalance.json POST /
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Chainstack Node API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: This is an API for interacting with a Chainstack node.
servers:
  - url: https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c
security: []
paths:
  /:
    post:
      tags:
        - upload
      summary: eth_getBalance
      operationId: eth_getBalance
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                jsonrpc:
                  type: string
                  default: '2.0'
                method:
                  type: string
                  default: eth_getBalance
                params:
                  type: array
                  default:
                    - '0x5d20879655df3c1e04ab111af0009ad650e762f0'
                    - latest
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the result of eth_getBalance.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  jsonrpc:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: integer
                  result:
                    type: string
              example:
                jsonrpc: '2.0'
                id: 1
                result: '0x7e95defb1a447e2c6'

````