---
title: getBalance
description: >-
  Returns the lamport balance for a single account address at the requested
  commitment.
url: /docs/rpc/http/getbalance
type: reference
hideTableOfContents: true
---

Returns the lamport balance for a single account address at the requested
commitment.

<Callout type="info" title="Source">
  [`get_balance`](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v3.1.8/rpc/src/rpc.rs#L918)
</Callout>

<APIMethod>

```jsonc !!request curl
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getBalance",
  "params": [
    // !hover pubkey
    "83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri",
    // !hover(1:3) config
    {
      // !hover commitment
      "commitment": "finalized"
    }
  ]
}
```

```ts !!request title="Kit"
import { address, createSolanaRpc } from "@solana/kit";

const rpc_url = "https://api.devnet.solana.com";
const rpc = createSolanaRpc(rpc_url);

// !hover pubkey
const publicKey = address("83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri");
const balance = await rpc.getBalance(publicKey).send();

console.log("Account Balance:", balance);
```

```ts !!request title="web3.js"
import { Connection, PublicKey, clusterApiUrl } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection(clusterApiUrl("devnet"), "confirmed");
// !hover pubkey
const publicKey = new PublicKey("83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri");
const balance = await connection.getBalance(publicKey);

console.log("Account Balance:", JSON.stringify(balance, null, 2));
```

```rs !!request title="Rust"
use anyhow::Result;
use solana_client::nonblocking::rpc_client::RpcClient;
use solana_commitment_config::CommitmentConfig;
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, pubkey::Pubkey};
use std::str::FromStr;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let client = RpcClient::new_with_commitment(
        String::from("https://api.devnet.solana.com"),
        CommitmentConfig::confirmed(),
    );

    // !hover pubkey
    let pubkey = Pubkey::from_str("83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri")?;
    let balance = client.get_balance(&pubkey).await?;

    println!("{:#?} SOL", balance / LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);

    Ok(())
}
```

### !params

#### !! pubkey

!type string  
!required

Pubkey of account to query, as base-58 encoded string.

#### !! config

!type object

Configuration object.

##### !! commitment

!type string  
!values processed confirmed finalized  
!default finalized

Solana RPC uses the following commitment levels:

| Value       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `processed` | Return data from the highest slot this node has processed on the fork it currently considers best. This is the newest view, but it can still change if the cluster switches forks.                                                                                         |
| `confirmed` | Return data from the highest slot that at least two-thirds of active stake has directly voted to confirm. This is more stable than `processed`, but it is still a weaker guarantee than `finalized`.                                                                       |
| `finalized` | Return data from the highest slot that the cluster recognizes as finalized. In practice, this means the slot has reached maximum vote lockout in validators' vote towers and is recognized by at least two-thirds of active stake. This is the strongest commitment level. |

##### !! minContextSlot

!type number

The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at.

```json title="Example"
{ "minContextSlot": 341197000 }
```

### !!result

```jsonc !response
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  // !hover(1:4) result
  "result": {
    // !hover context
    "context": { "apiVersion": "3.1.8", "slot": 1 },
    // !hover value
    "value": 0
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

!type object

RpcResponse object containing:

#### !! context

!type object

Slot and API version the node used to answer this request.

| Field        | Type     | Description                                                                     |
| ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `slot`       | `u64`    | Slot at which the node evaluated this request.                                  |
| `apiVersion` | `string` | RPC API version reported by the node. This field may be omitted by older nodes. |

#### !! value

!type u64

Account balance, in lamports.

</APIMethod>