> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.etherscan.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Native Balance for an Address

> Retrieves the native token balance held by a specific address.

export const TryEndpointLink = ({href, label = 'Try this endpoint in your', linkText = 'browser'}) => {
  if (!href) {
    return null;
  }
  const isExternal = (/^https?:/i).test(href);
  return <p className="mt-4 text-base font-medium text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-100">
      {label}{' '}
      <a href={href} className="font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:underline" target={isExternal ? '_blank' : undefined} rel={isExternal ? 'noopener noreferrer' : undefined}>
        {linkText}
      </a>
      .
    </p>;
};

export const chainCurrency = 'ETH';

export const chain = '1';

### Query Parameters

<ParamField query="apikey" default="YourApiKeyToken" type="string">
  Your Etherscan API key.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="chainid" default="1" type="string">
  Chain ID to query, eg `1` for Ethereum, `8453` for Base from our [supported chains](/supported-chains).
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="module" default="account" type="string">
  Set to `account` for this endpoint.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="action" default="balance" type="string">
  Set to `balance` for this endpoint.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="address" default="0xde0b295669a9fd93d5f28d9ec85e40f4cb697bae" type="string">
  The address to query, like `0xfefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefefe`. To query multiple addresses in a single call, use the [Get Native Balance for Multiple Addresses](/api-reference/endpoint/balancemulti) endpoint.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="tag" default="latest" type="string">
  Use `latest` for the last block number of the chain. Also accepts a specific block number in hex format, like `0x10d4f` up to the last 128 blocks. For historical balances, use the [Historical Balance](/api-reference/endpoint/balancehistory) endpoint.
</ParamField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
     "status":"1",
     "message":"OK",
     "result":"172774397764084972158218"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>