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# jsonrpc eth_getBalance | TRON

> TRON API method that returns the TRX balance of an account. This method provides Ethereum-compatible interface for TRON blockchain.

TRON API method that returns the TRX balance of a specified account in wei format, providing an Ethereum-compatible interface for accessing TRON blockchain data.

## Parameters

* `jsonrpc` — the JSON-RPC protocol version (always "2.0")
* `method` — the method name (always "eth\_getBalance")
* `params` — array containing method parameters
  * `address` — the account address to check balance for
  * `blockParameter` — only `"latest"` is supported; TRON has no historical state queries, see [Historical data availability](/docs/tron-tooling#historical-data-availability)
* `id` — request identifier (number or string)

## Response

* `jsonrpc` — the JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")
* `id` — the request identifier that matches the request
* `result` — the account balance in wei (as hexadecimal string)

## Use case

The `jsonrpc eth_getBalance` method is used for:

* Checking TRX account balances through Web3-compatible interfaces in wallets and dApps
* Implementing balance validation logic before executing transactions
* Building portfolio tracking and financial analysis tools for TRON assets
* Monitoring account balances for payment processing and settlement systems


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/tron_node_api/jsonrpc_eth_getbalance.json POST /95e61622bf6a8af293978377718e3b77/jsonrpc
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: eth_getBalance example
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    This is an API example for eth_getBalance, a method to get the TRX balance
    of an account on the TRON network through Ethereum-compatible JSON-RPC
    interface.
servers:
  - url: https://tron-mainnet.core.chainstack.com
security: []
paths:
  /95e61622bf6a8af293978377718e3b77/jsonrpc:
    post:
      tags:
        - TRON JSON-RPC Operations
      summary: eth_getBalance
      operationId: getBalance
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - jsonrpc
                - method
                - id
                - params
              properties:
                jsonrpc:
                  type: string
                  default: '2.0'
                method:
                  type: string
                  default: eth_getBalance
                id:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                params:
                  type: array
                  default:
                    - '0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1'
                    - latest
                  items:
                    type: string
                  minItems: 2
                  maxItems: 2
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Account balance in wei (hexadecimal format)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  jsonrpc:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: integer
                  result:
                    type: string
                    description: The account balance in wei as hexadecimal string

````