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eth_getBalance

eth_getBalance(address, blockNumber) → quantity

Returns the OKRW balance of the specified address at a given block. Since OKRW is the native token, this returns the native balance (equivalent to ETH balance on Ethereum).

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
address string The address to check balance for (20 bytes, hex-encoded with 0x prefix)
blockNumber string Block number in hex, or 'latest', 'earliest', 'pending'

Returns

Type: string

The balance in wei (hex-encoded). Divide by 10^18 to get OKRW amount.

Errors

Code Name Description
-32602 Invalid params Invalid address format or block number

Examples

Get balance at latest block

Returns the current OKRW balance of the address

curl -X POST https://rpc-testnet.maroo.io \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e", "latest"],
    "id": 1
  }'

Response

Result is 10 OKRW (10 * 10^18 wei in hex)

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x8AC7230489E80000"
}
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