# eth\_getBalance

### Parameters

1. `DATA`, 20 Bytes - address to check for the balance.
2. `QUANTITY|TAG` - integer block number, or the string `"latest"`, `"earliest"` or `"pending"`, see the [default block parameter](https://eth.wiki/json-rpc/API#the-default-block-parameter).

```javascript
params: [
   '0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1',
   'latest'
]
```

### Returns

`QUANTITY` - integer of the current balance for the given address in wei.

### Example

Request

```
curl https://rpc-mainnet.u2u.xyz \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", "latest"],"id":0}'
```

Result

```javascript
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 0,
  "result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58" // 158972490234375000
}
```