---
title: "returns the balance of the provided address in a string format"
method: GET
path: "/address/{address}/balance"
tags: ["address"]
---

# returns the balance of the provided address in a string format

`GET /address/{address}/balance`

## Path parameters

- `address` string, required

## Response `200`

successful operation

- AddressBalance
  - `data` AddressBalanceData
    - `balance` string
    - `blockInfo` BlockInfo
      - `nonce` integer
      - `hash` integer[]
      - `rootHash` integer[]
  - `error` string
  - `code` string

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `44c49bc12621` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `data/blockInfo` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-04-05** `02f72d3e7338` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from `array`/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `error` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-03-24** `878e0c35bb6b` — 1 breaking, 3 warning
  - the response's body type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `error` from the response with the `200` status
- **2023-02-17** `d6ee9b93c7dc` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from `array`/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `error` to the response with the `200` status
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/multiversx/apis/multiversx-gateway-api/changes/address/:address/balance/get.md)

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