# watch\_getTokenBalances

{% hint style="warning" %}
This method returns hex encoded values in the `tokenBalance` fields.
{% endhint %}

#### Parameters

1. `DATA`, 20 Bytes - The address for which token balances will be checked
2. One of:
   1. `Array` - A list of contract addresses
   2. The `String`"DEFAULT\_TOKENS" - denotes a query for the top 100 tokens by 24 hour volume

#### Returns

`Object` - An object with the following fields:

* `address`: `DATA`, 20 Bytes - The address for which token balances were checked
* `token_balances`: `Array` - returns an array of token balance objects. Each object contains:
  * `contractAddress`
  * `tokenBalance`
  * `error`
  * One of `tokenBalance` or `error` will be null.

**Request example**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl https://ethereum.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"watch_getTokenBalances","params": ["0x3f5ce5fbfe3e9af3971dd833d26ba9b5c936f0be", ["0x607f4c5bb672230e8672085532f7e901544a7375", "0x618e75ac90b12c6049ba3b27f5d5f8651b0037f6", "0x63b992e6246d88f07fc35a056d2c365e6d441a3d", "0x6467882316dc6e206feef05fba6deaa69277f155", "0x647f274b3a7248d6cf51b35f08e7e7fd6edfb271"]],"id":"42"}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Postman" %}

```json
URL: https://ethereum.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
RequestType: POST
Body: 
{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "method":"watch_getTokenBalances",
    "params":["0x3f5ce5fbfe3e9af3971dd833d26ba9b5c936f0be", ["0x607f4c5bb672230e8672085532f7e901544a7375", "0x618e75ac90b12c6049ba3b27f5d5f8651b0037f6", "0x63b992e6246d88f07fc35a056d2c365e6d441a3d", "0x6467882316dc6e206feef05fba6deaa69277f155", "0x647f274b3a7248d6cf51b35f08e7e7fd6edfb271"]],
    "id":42
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Result**

```javascript
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "result": {
    "address": "0x3f5ce5fbfe3e9af3971dd833d26ba9b5c936f0be",
    "token_balances": [
      {
        "contractAddress": "0x607f4c5bb672230e8672085532f7e901544a7375",
        "tokenBalance": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003c005f81ab00",
        "error": null
      }
    ]
  }
}
```


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