Get account balance for an address
curl --request POST \
--url https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBalance",
"params": [
"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c",
"latest"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e"
payload = {
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBalance",
"params": ["0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c", "latest"]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
id: 1,
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'eth_getBalance',
params: ['0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c', 'latest']
})
};
fetch('https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'id' => 1,
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'method' => 'eth_getBalance',
'params' => [
'0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c',
'latest'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBalance\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBalance\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBalance\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "<string>",
"id": 123,
"result": "<string>"
}Ronin node API
eth_getBalance | Ronin
The eth_getBalance method returns the balance of the account of a given address, expressed in wei. Use it on Ronin via Chainstack.
POST
/
3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e
Get account balance for an address
curl --request POST \
--url https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBalance",
"params": [
"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c",
"latest"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e"
payload = {
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBalance",
"params": ["0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c", "latest"]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
id: 1,
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'eth_getBalance',
params: ['0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c', 'latest']
})
};
fetch('https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'id' => 1,
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'method' => 'eth_getBalance',
'params' => [
'0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c',
'latest'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBalance\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBalance\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://ronin-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/3997273fc956a67dc6982384500e669e")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBalance\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0xa459322a949b97c1cbcf3c82dfc4de9fefc6fb7c\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "<string>",
"id": 123,
"result": "<string>"
}The
eth_getBalance method returns the balance of the account of a given address, expressed in wei. This method provides a simple way to query the amount of Ether held by an address at a specific block height.
When called against a block older than the latest ~128 blocks, this method is treated as an archive request (2 RUs instead of 1 RU). See request units.
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Parameters
address: The address to get the balance from.blockParameter(optional): This can be a hexadecimal block number, or the strings “latest”, “earliest”, or “pending”, indicating the state from which to get the balance.
Response
result: The balance of the account at the given address, returned as a hexadecimal number.
Use case
This method is commonly used to check the balance of an address. It’s useful for wallets, explorers, and other applications that need to display the current or historical balance of a Ronin account.Last modified on June 22, 2026
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