# eth\_getBalance

### Parameters

* `address`: \[<mark style="color:red;">Required</mark>] A string representing the address (20 bytes) to check for balance.
* `block parameter`: \[<mark style="color:red;">Required</mark>] A hexadecimal block number, or one of the string tags `latest`, `earliest`, `pending`, `safe`, or `finalized`. See the [default block parameter](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/#default-block).

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### Returns

A hexadecimal of the current balance in the account at the given address. The balance is in wei.

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### Example

#### Request

```sh
curl -X POST https://testnet.1money.network \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "eth_getBalance", "params": ["0xc09170007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a1ff", "latest"], "id": 1}'
```

#### Response

```sh
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x6c2e62040a00"
}
```


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