eth_getBalance RPC Method

To use the eth_getBalance method on the Avalanche C-Chain, ensure that the end of your URL includes ext/bc/C/rpc.

Parameters

address

string

REQUIRED

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blockNumber/tag

string

REQUIRED

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Returns

result

string

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Request

curl https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/ext/bc/C/rpc \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9", "latest"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

import { ethers } from "ethers";
(async () => {
  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(
    "https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/ext/bc/C/rpc"
  );
  const balance = await provider.getBalance(
    "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
    "latest"
  );
  console.log(balance);
})();

from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/ext/bc/C/rpc'))
print (w3.eth.get_balance('0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9', 'latest'))

import { Core } from '@quicknode/sdk'

const core = new Core({
  endpointUrl: "https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/",
})

core.client
  .getBalance({
    address: '0xD10E24685c7CDD3cd3BaAA86b09C92Be28c834B6',
  })
  .then(res => console.log(res))

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