# Balance

## `GET /v1/:currency/Addresses/:address`

Retrieve the current balance of an address.

### Request

#### Path Parameters

| Attribute | Type     | Description                                                                                  |
| --------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| currency  | `string` | The [currency](/api/currency-and-conversion-symbols.md#currency-symbols) unit of the balance |
| address   | `string` | The public address associated with the transactions.                                         |

#### Query Parameters

| Attribute             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| includeUnspentOutputs | `boolean` | ***Optional.*** Unspent transaction outputs of the address. Available only for BTC addresses and if`includeUnspentOutputs` is set to `true`. |

### Response

| HTTP Status | Return Object                      |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 200         | [Balance](/api/balance.md#balance) |

#### Balance

| Attribute      | Type                                                        | Description                                                                                                                  |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Balance        | `string`                                                    | A string representing how much balance in the currency unit (e.g., `"1.23"` for 1.23 USD-G).                                 |
| Currency       | `string`                                                    | The [currency](/api/currency-and-conversion-symbols.md#currency-symbols) unit of the balance                                 |
| UnspentOutputs | `array of` [`UnspentOutput`](/api/balance.md#unspentoutput) | Unspent transaction outputs of the address. Available only for BTC addresses and if`includeUnspentOutputs` is set to `true`. |

#### UnspentOutput

| Attribute     | Type     | Description                                       |
| ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Amount        | `string` | Bitcoin amount in the output index.               |
| TxHash        | `string` | Hash of the transaction that contains the output. |
| Index         | `int`    | Index of the output.                              |
| Confirmations | `int`    | The number of confirmations for the transaction   |

### Errors

| HTTP Status | Error Code             | Description                                    |
| ----------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| 400         | `BadRequest`           | Invalid address format.                        |
| 400         | `InvalidUrlParameters` | Invalid URL parameters                         |
| 500         | `InternalServerError`  | Server error.                                  |
| 503         | `ServiceUnavailable`   | Service unavailable for the specified currency |


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