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# Get Balance of Address

## Setup

First of all, make sure the API is not initialising, see details in the Getting Started, [Useful States section](/element-polkadot-api/getting-started.md#api-is-initialising)

Only one parameter is needed, the address of the wallet you want to get balance.

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### State - Get balance result

This state shows the balance of the given wallet.

## Demo

Find a demo on the [polkadot api](https://bubble.io/page?type=page\&name=polkadot_api\&id=polkadotjs\&test_plugin=1639402639641x977692461648052200_current\&tab=tabs-1) page.