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# Get balance by address

> Retrieves the balance for a specific Kaspa address.

## Cost

This endpoint costs **0.1 RU** (Request Units) per call.


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /v1/rpc/getBalanceByAddress/{address}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Kaspa Developer Platform (KDP) API
  description: >-
    A high-performance REST API providing real-time and historical data from the
    Kaspa blockchain
  version: '1.0'
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.kas.fyi
    description: Mainnet API
security: []
tags:
  - name: Address
    description: Operations related to Kaspa addresses
  - name: Block
    description: Operations related to Kaspa blocks
  - name: Transaction
    description: Operations related to Kaspa transactions
  - name: Token
    description: Operations related to KRC20 tokens
  - name: Kaspa Node RPC Proxy
    description: Direct proxy to Kaspa node RPC methods
paths:
  /v1/rpc/getBalanceByAddress/{address}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Kaspa Node RPC Proxy
      summary: Get balance by address
      description: Retrieves the balance for a specific Kaspa address.
      operationId: RpcController_getBalanceByAddress
      parameters:
        - name: address
          required: true
          in: path
          description: Kaspa address to get balance for
          schema:
            example: >-
              kaspa:qpzpfwcsqsxhxwup26r55fd0ghqlhyugz8cp6y3wxuddc02vcxtjg75pspnwz
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Balance retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RpcGetBalanceByAddressResponseDto'
      security:
        - x-api-key: []
components:
  schemas:
    RpcGetBalanceByAddressResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        balance:
          type: string
          description: Balance in SOMPI
          example: '1000000000'
      required:
        - balance
  securitySchemes:
    x-api-key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        API key required for authentication. Get your API key at
        https://developer.kas.fyi

````