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# CryptoGetAccountBalance

## CryptoGetAccountBalanceQuery

Get the balance of a cryptocurrency account. This returns only the balance, so it is a smaller and faster reply than CryptoGetInfo, which returns the balance plus additional information.

| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `header` | [QueryHeader](/hedera/sdks-and-apis/hedera-api/miscellaneous/queryheader) | Standard info sent from client to node, including the signed payment, and what kind of response is requested (cost, state proof, both, or neither). |
| **one of:** | | |
| `accountID` | [AccountID](/hedera/sdks-and-apis/hedera-api/basic-types/accountid) | The account ID for which information is requested |
| `contractID` | [ContractID](/hedera/sdks-and-apis/hedera-api/basic-types/contractid) | The contract ID for which information is requested |

## CryptoGetAccountBalanceResponse

Response when the client sends the node CryptoGetAccountBalanceQuery

| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `header` | [ResponseHeader](/hedera/sdks-and-apis/hedera-api/miscellaneous/responseheader) | Standard response from node to client, including the requested fields: cost, or state proof, or both, or neither |
| `accountID` | [AccountID](/hedera/sdks-and-apis/hedera-api/basic-types/accountid) | The account ID that is being described (this is useful with state proofs, for proving to a third party) |
| `balance` | uint64 | The current balance, in tinybars |
| `tokenBalances` | [TokenBalance](/hedera/sdks-and-apis/hedera-api/basic-types/tokenbalance) | The array of tokens that the account possesses |