getBalance

All the specifications for getBalance RPC Method on Solana

Returns the lamport balance of the account of provided an account address (PublicKey)

Parameters required for this RPC call

The account address for which we are fetching the account info. This is usually provided as a string.
configuration object: This contains the following parameters.
- commitment: The commitment describes how finalized a block is at that point in time.
- minContextSlot: The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at.

curl https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY -s -X \
  POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' 
   {
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
     "id": 1,
     "method": "getBalance",
     "params": [
       "83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri",
       {
         "commitment": "finalized"
       }
     ]
   }
 '

import { Connection, PublicKey, clusterApiUrl } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection("https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY", "confirmed");
const publicKey = new PublicKey("83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri");
const balance = await connection.getBalance(publicKey);

console.log("Account Balance:", JSON.stringify(balance, null, 2));

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "context": {
            "apiVersion": "2.2.16",
            "slot": 357068878
        },
        "value": 16362443 //indicates the balance of the account
    },
    "id": 2
}

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Parameters required for this RPC call