eth_getBalance - Boba Network RPC Method
Query account balance on Boba Network. Essential for wallet applications and AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation on the Hybrid Compute L2 enabling smart contracts to access AI models and Web2 APIs natively.
Returns the balance of a given address on Boba Network.
Why Boba Network? Build on the Hybrid Compute L2 enabling smart contracts to access AI models and Web2 APIs natively with HybridCompute 2.0 for native AI/API access, $70M ecosystem funding, OP Stack compatibility, and two-way offchain integration.
Use Cases
The eth_getBalance method is essential for:
- Wallet applications - Display user balances
- Transaction validation - Check if account has sufficient funds
- DeFi applications - Monitor collateral and liquidity for AI-powered dApps, Web2 API integration, enterprise blockchain solutions, and offchain computation
- Account monitoring - Track balance changes over time
Request Parameters
20-byte address to check balance for
Block number in hex, or "latest", "earliest", "pending", "safe", "finalized"
Response Body
Integer of the current balance in wei (hexadecimal)
Code Examples
curl -X POST https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBalance",
"params": [
"0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000",
"latest"
],
"id": 1
}'import { JsonRpcProvider, formatEther } from 'ethers';
const provider = new JsonRpcProvider('https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY');
const address = '0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000';
const balanceWei = await provider.getBalance(address);
const balance = formatEther(balanceWei);
console.log(`Balance: ${balance}`);
// Get balance at specific block
const historicalBalance = await provider.getBalance(address, 1000000);
console.log(`Historical balance: ${formatEther(historicalBalance)}`);from web3 import Web3
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY'))
address = '0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000'
balance_wei = w3.eth.get_balance(address)
balance = w3.from_wei(balance_wei, 'ether')
print(f'Balance: {balance}')
# Get balance at specific block
historical_balance = w3.eth.get_balance(address, block_identifier=1000000)
print(f'Historical balance: {w3.from_wei(historical_balance, "ether")}')package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"math/big"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
)
func main() {
client, err := ethclient.Dial("https://api-boba-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
address := common.HexToAddress("0xDeadDeAddeAddEAddeadDEaDDEAdDeaDDeAD0000")
balance, err := client.BalanceAt(context.Background(), address, nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
// Convert to ether
fbalance := new(big.Float).SetInt(balance)
ethValue := new(big.Float).Quo(fbalance, big.NewFloat(1e18))
fmt.Printf("Balance: %f\n", ethValue)
}Error Handling
| Error Code | Message | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -32602 | Invalid params | Invalid address format or block parameter |
| -32000 | Execution error | Node execution error |
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