# suix_getTotalSupply

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/docs/llms.txt).

POST https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/{apiKey}

Returns the total supply of a specific coin type on the network.


Reference: https://www.alchemy.com/docs/chains/sui/sui-api-endpoints/suix-get-total-supply

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| coin_type | string | Yes | Fully qualified type name for the coin (e.g., `0x2::sui::SUI`). |

## Result

**result** (object): The total supply object for the specified coin type.

## Example

### Request

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "suix_getTotalSupply",
  "params": [
    "0x2::sui::SUI"
  ],
  "id": 1
}
```

### Response

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "value": "10000000000000000000"
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

## Code Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "suix_getTotalSupply",
  "params": [
    "0x2::sui::SUI"
  ]
}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: 1,
    method: 'suix_getTotalSupply',
    params: ['0x2::sui::SUI']
  })
};

fetch('https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
```

### Python

```python
import requests

url = "https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo"

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "suix_getTotalSupply",
    "params": ["0x2::sui::SUI"]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

### Go

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"method\": \"suix_getTotalSupply\",\n  \"params\": [\n    \"0x2::sui::SUI\"\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))

}
```

### Java

```java
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"method\": \"suix_getTotalSupply\",\n  \"params\": [\n    \"0x2::sui::SUI\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

### C#

```csharp
using RestSharp;


var options = new RestClientOptions("https://sui-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo");
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("");
request.AddJsonBody("{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"method\": \"suix_getTotalSupply\",\n  \"params\": [\n    \"0x2::sui::SUI\"\n  ]\n}", false);
var response = await client.PostAsync(request);

Console.WriteLine("{0}", response.Content);

```


## OpenRPC Method Specification

```yaml
name: suix_getTotalSupply
summary: Coin Query API – Return total supply for a coin
description: |
  Returns the total supply of a specific coin type on the network.
params:
  - name: coin_type
    required: true
    description: Fully qualified type name for the coin (e.g., `0x2::sui::SUI`).
    schema:
      type: string
result:
  name: result
  description: The total supply object for the specified coin type.
  schema:
    type: object
    properties:
      value:
        type: string
        description: Total coin supply as a 64-bit unsigned integer string.
examples:
  - name: Get total supply for SUI
    params:
      - name: coin_type
        value: 0x2::sui::SUI
    result:
      name: result
      value:
        value: '10000000000000000000'
```