Parameters

• <base-58 encoded string> - Pubkey of account to query
• <object> - (optional) Config object:
  • commitment: (optional) <string> - Configures the commitment level of the blocks queried
    Accepts one of the following strings: ["finalized", "confirmed", "processed"]
    For more info, refer to this doc.
  • minContextSlot: (optional) <number> - set the minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at.

Result

• RpcResponse:<u64> - RpcResponse JSON object with value field set to the balance

Example

Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/demo' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method":"getBalance", 
    "params":
    [
    "83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri"
    ]
  }'

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": { "context": { "slot": 1 }, "value": 0 },
  "id": 1
}