eth_getBalance

POST

/{apiKey}

Returns the balance of the account of a given address.

Path Parameters

apiKeystringrequireddefaults to docs-demo

For higher throughput, create your own API key

Request

Addressstringformat: "^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$"required

The address of the account to query the balance for.

Blockstring or enumrequired

The block number, tag, or hash at which to retrieve the balance. Can be a block number, 'latest', 'earliest', 'pending', or a block hash.

Identifies a block by explicit number, a predefined tag (e.g., latest/safe/finalized), or a 32-byte block hash.

Responses

200

The balance of the account in wei, encoded as a hexadecimal string.

POST/v2/{apiKey}

curl --request POST \  --url https://hyperliquid-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo \  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \  --data '{  "jsonrpc": "2.0",  "id": 1,  "method": "eth_getBalance",  "params": [    "0xfe3b557e8fb62b89f4916b721be55ceb828dbd73",    "latest"  ]}'

200Success

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

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