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# Get native token balance

> Gets native token balance of a wallet address.

Balance at a given block can be retrieved with the `blockNumber` parameter.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/chains/{chainId}/addresses/{address}/balances:getNative
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Data API
  description: >-
    The Data API provides web3 application developers with multi-chain data
    related to Avalanche's primary network, Avalanche subnets, and Ethereum.
    With Data API, you can easily build products that leverage real-time and
    historical transaction and transfer history, native and token balances, and
    various types of token metadata. The API is in Beta and may be subject to
    change.</br></br>If you have feedback or feature requests for the API,
    please submit them <a
    href="https://portal.productboard.com/dndv9ahlkdfye4opdm8ksafi/tabs/4-glacier-api">here</a>.
    Bug reports can be submitted <a
    href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJQrcp7QoNiqozMDKrVJGX5wpU827d3cVTgF8qa7t_J1Pb-g/viewform">here</a>,
    and any potential security issues can be reported <a
    href="https://immunefi.com/bounty/avalabs">here</a>.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://glacier-api.avax.network
security:
  - apiKey: []
  - {}
tags:
  - name: EVM Chains
    description: >-
      Find information about indexed EVM-compatible chains, such as the
      Avalanche C-Chain.
  - name: EVM Blocks
    description: >-
      Find information about blocks on EVM-compatible chains, such as the
      Avalanche C-Chain.
  - name: EVM Transactions
    description: >-
      Find information about transactions on EVM-compatible chains, such as the
      Avalanche C-Chain.
  - name: EVM Balances
    description: >-
      Find information about balances on EVM-compatible chains, such as the
      Avalanche C-Chain.
  - name: EVM Contracts
    description: >-
      Find information about contracts on EVM-compatible chains, such as the
      Avalanche C-Chain.
  - name: Primary Network
  - name: Primary Network Blocks
    description: >-
      Find information about blocks on Avalanche's Primary Network Chains - the
      P-Chain, the X-Chain, and the C-Chain.
  - name: Primary Network Vertices
    description: Find information about vertices on Avalanche's X-Chain.
  - name: Primary Network Transactions
    description: >-
      Find information about transactions on Avalanche's Primary Network Chains
      - the P-Chain, the X-Chain, and the C-Chain.
  - name: Primary Network Balances
    description: >-
      Find information about balances on Avalanche's Primary Network Chains -
      the P-Chain, the X-Chain, and the C-Chain.
  - name: Primary Network UTXOs
    description: >-
      Find information about utxos on Avalanche's Primary Network Chains - the
      P-Chain, the X-Chain, and the C-Chain.
  - name: Primary Network Rewards
    description: Find information about rewards on Avalanche's Primary Network.
  - name: NFTs
  - name: Operations
  - name: Health Check
  - name: Teleporter
    description: Find information about Teleporter transactions.
  - name: Interchain Messaging
    description: Find information about Interchain Messaging transactions.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Manage webhooks and get notified for various onchain activities.
  - name: RPC
    description: Interact with chain nodes using JSON-RPC.
  - name: Data API Usage Metrics
    description: Usage metrics and logs for the Data API.
  - name: Signature Aggregator
    description: Request signatures for a Warp message from Subnet validators
  - name: Notifications
    description: Get notifications for validator status and activity issues.
  - name: AVAX Supply
    description: Find information about AVAX supply.
paths:
  /v1/chains/{chainId}/addresses/{address}/balances:getNative:
    get:
      tags:
        - EVM Balances
      summary: Get native token balance
      description: >-
        Gets native token balance of a wallet address.


        Balance at a given block can be retrieved with the `blockNumber`
        parameter.
      operationId: getNativeBalance
      parameters:
        - name: blockNumber
          required: false
          in: query
          description: >-
            The block number, if not defined the block number will be the latest
            block.
          example: '6479329'
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: chainId
          required: true
          in: path
          description: >-
            A supported evm chain id or blockchain id. Use the `/chains`
            endpoint to get a list of supported chain ids.
          example: '43114'
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: address
          required: true
          in: path
          description: A wallet address.
          example: '0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F'
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: currency
          required: false
          in: query
          description: The currency that return values should use. Defaults to USD.
          example: usd
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyCode'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetNativeBalanceResponse'
        '400':
          description: |-
            Bad requests generally mean the client has passed invalid 
                or malformed parameters. Error messages in the response could help in 
                evaluating the error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequest'
        '401':
          description: |-
            When a client attempts to access resources that require 
                authorization credentials but the client lacks proper authentication 
                in the request, the server responds with 401.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          description: |-
            When a client attempts to access resources with valid
                credentials but doesn't have the privilege to perform that action, 
                the server responds with 403.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Forbidden'
        '404':
          description: |-
            The error is mostly returned when the client requests
                with either mistyped URL, or the passed resource is moved or deleted, 
                or the resource doesn't exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFound'
        '429':
          description: |-
            This error is returned when the client has sent too many,
                and has hit the rate limit.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          description: |-
            The error is a generic server side error that is 
                returned for any uncaught and unexpected issues on the server side. 
                This should be very rare, and you may reach out to us if the problem 
                persists for a longer duration.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
        '502':
          description: |-
            This is an internal error indicating invalid response 
                  received by the client-facing proxy or gateway from the upstream server.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadGateway'
        '503':
          description: |-
            The error is returned for certain routes on a particular
                Subnet. This indicates an internal problem with our Subnet node, and may 
                not necessarily mean the Subnet is down or affected.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceUnavailable'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: javascript
          label: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import { Avalanche } from "@avalanche-sdk/chainkit";

            const avalanche = new Avalanche({
              chainId: "43114",
            });

            async function run() {
              const result = await avalanche.data.evm.address.balances.getNative({
                blockNumber: "6479329",
                address: "0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F",
                currency: "usd",
              });

              console.log(result);
            }

            run();
components:
  schemas:
    CurrencyCode:
      type: string
      description: ISO 4217 currency code.
      enum:
        - usd
        - eur
        - aud
        - cad
        - chf
        - clp
        - cny
        - czk
        - dkk
        - gbp
        - hkd
        - huf
        - jpy
        - nzd
    GetNativeBalanceResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        nativeTokenBalance:
          description: The native token balance for the address.
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NativeTokenBalance'
      required:
        - nativeTokenBalance
    BadRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 400
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Bad Request
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    Unauthorized:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 401
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Unauthorized
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    Forbidden:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 403
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Forbidden
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    NotFound:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 404
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Not Found
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    TooManyRequests:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 429
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Too Many Requests
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    InternalServerError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 500
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Internal Server Error
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    BadGateway:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 502
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Bad Gateway
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    ServiceUnavailable:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: The error message describing the reason for the exception
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        statusCode:
          type: number
          description: The HTTP status code of the response
          examples:
            - 503
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error
          examples:
            - Service Unavailable
      required:
        - message
        - statusCode
        - error
    NativeTokenBalance:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The contract name.
          examples:
            - Wrapped AVAX
        symbol:
          type: string
          description: The contract symbol.
          examples:
            - WAVAX
        decimals:
          type: number
          description: >-
            The number of decimals the token uses. For example `6`, means to
            divide the token amount by `1000000` to get its user representation.
          examples:
            - 18
        logoUri:
          type: string
          description: The logo uri for the address.
          examples:
            - >-
              https://images.ctfassets.net/gcj8jwzm6086/5VHupNKwnDYJvqMENeV7iJ/fdd6326b7a82c8388e4ee9d4be7062d4/avalanche-avax-logo.svg
        chainId:
          type: string
          description: The evm chain id.
          examples:
            - '43114'
        price:
          description: The token price, if available.
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Money'
        balance:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The address balance for the token, in units specified by the
            `decimals` value for the contract.
          examples:
            - '2000000000000000000'
        balanceValue:
          description: >-
            The monetary value of the balance, if a price is available for the
            token.
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Money'
      required:
        - name
        - symbol
        - decimals
        - chainId
        - balance
    Money:
      type: object
      properties:
        currencyCode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyCode'
          examples:
            - usd
        value:
          type: number
          description: Monetary value in base 10 decimals.
          examples:
            - '42.42'
      required:
        - currencyCode
        - value
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-glacier-api-key
      description: >-
        Api keys provide higher access to rate limits. To obtain an api key,
        sign up for an account at https://avacloud.io/.

````