# eth\_getBalance

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

**Parameters**[**​**](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/stargazer/APIReference/ethereumRPCAPI/eth_getBalance#parameters)

| Name    | Type                                                  | Description                           |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Account | `Address`                                             | Account to check for balance.         |
| Block   | `Number` \| `"latest"` \| `"earliest"` \| `"pending"` | Block number to execute this call in. |

**Return Type**[**​**](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/stargazer/APIReference/ethereumRPCAPI/eth_getBalance#return-type)

`HexString<Integer>` - The current balance of the selected block in wei.

**Example**[**​**](https://docs.constellationnetwork.io/stargazer/APIReference/ethereumRPCAPI/eth_getBalance#example)

```typescript
await provider.request({
  method: "eth_getBalance",
  params: ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f", "latest"],
});
// "0x2fe84e3113d7b"
```