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getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption RPC Method

Returns minimum balance required to make account rent exempt.

Updated on
Dec 7, 2023

getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption RPC Method

Parameters

usize
integer
The account data length
object
array
The configuration object with the following fields:
commitment
string
The level of commitment required for the query. The options include:
finalized
string
The node will query the most recent block confirmed by the supermajority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized
confirmed
string
The node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by the supermajority of the cluster
processed
string
The node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may not be complete

Returns

result
The minimum lamports required in an account to remain rent free, which is encoded as u64, 64-bit unsigned integer
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "id":1, "method":"getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption", "params":[50]}'
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