TONSCAN wallet balance

Look up TON blockchain wallet balances, address information, and token holdings using the free TonScan API — no API key required. Use this skill whenever the...

TonScan Wallet Balance Skill

Query real-time TON blockchain data using TonScan's free public API. No authentication needed.

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Core Concepts

Units: Nanotons vs TON

The TON blockchain stores all balances in nanotons (the smallest indivisible unit).

Unit	Value
1 TON	1,000,000,000 nanotons
1 nanoton	0.000000001 TON

Always divide raw API values by 1_000_000_000 (1e9) before displaying to users.

Example:

Raw API value:  1296986856910034000
Divide by 1e9:  1296986856.910034 TON

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Primary Endpoint: Address Information

GET https://api.tonscan.com/api/bt/getAddressInformation?address={ADDRESS}

Quick Balance Lookup (one-liner)

curl -s "https://api.tonscan.com/api/bt/getAddressInformation?address=EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2" \
  | jq '.json.data.detail.balance'

Full Response with Human-Readable Balance

ADDRESS="EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2"
curl -s "https://api.tonscan.com/api/bt/getAddressInformation?address=${ADDRESS}" \
  | jq '{
      address: .json.data.detail.address,
      balance_nanoton: .json.data.detail.balance,
      balance_TON: (.json.data.detail.balance | tonumber / 1000000000),
      status: .json.data.detail.status
    }'

Sample output:

{
  "address": "EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2",
  "balance_nanoton": 1296986856910034000,
  "balance_TON": 1296986856.910034,
  "status": "active"
}

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Response Structure

The full response nests data under .json.data.detail. Key fields:

Field	Path	Description
Balance (raw)	.json.data.detail.balance	Balance in nanotons (integer string)
Address	.json.data.detail.address	Canonical address string
Status	.json.data.detail.status	active, uninitialized, or frozen
Last activity	.json.data.detail.last_activity	Unix timestamp of last transaction

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Address Format Notes

TON addresses come in two formats — both refer to the same wallet:

• User-friendly (EQ...): EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2
• Raw (0:...): 0:ED169130705004711...

The TonScan API accepts both formats. Always use the user-friendly EQ... or UQ... format when displaying addresses back to users.

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Python Example

import requests

def get_ton_balance(address: str) -> dict:
    url = "https://api.tonscan.com/api/bt/getAddressInformation"
    resp = requests.get(url, params={"address": address})
    resp.raise_for_status()

    detail = resp.json()["json"]["data"]["detail"]
    nanotons = int(detail["balance"])

    return {
        "address": detail["address"],
        "balance_ton": nanotons / 1_000_000_000,
        "balance_nanoton": nanotons,
        "status": detail.get("status", "unknown"),
    }

# Example
info = get_ton_balance("EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2")
print(f"Balance: {info['balance_ton']:,.9f} TON")
# → Balance: 1,296,986,856.910034000 TON

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JavaScript / Node.js Example

async function getTonBalance(address) {
  const url = new URL("https://api.tonscan.com/api/bt/getAddressInformation");
  url.searchParams.set("address", address);

  const res = await fetch(url);
  const data = await res.json();
  const detail = data.json.data.detail;

  const nanotons = BigInt(detail.balance);
  const ton = Number(nanotons) / 1e9;

  return {
    address: detail.address,
    balanceTon: ton,
    balanceNanoton: nanotons.toString(),
    status: detail.status,
  };
}

// Usage
const info = await getTonBalance("EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2");
console.log(`Balance: ${info.balanceTon.toLocaleString()} TON`);

⚠️ JavaScript precision note: TON balances can exceed Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. Use BigInt for the raw nanoton value and only convert to Number for display purposes.

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Error Handling

HTTP Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success	Parse .json.data.detail
400	Invalid address format	Validate address starts with EQ, UQ, or 0:
404	Address not found	Address may be valid but never received TON (balance = 0)
429	Rate limited	Add exponential backoff; this is a free tier API
5xx	Server error	Retry after a short delay

Checking for empty/uninitialized accounts:

curl -s "https://api.tonscan.com/api/bt/getAddressInformation?address=..." \
  | jq 'if .json.data.detail.balance == "0" then "Empty wallet" else "Has funds" end'

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Rate Limits & Usage

• Free tier, no API key required
• No official rate limit is published; treat as a shared public resource
• For production use or high-volume lookups, add 429 retry logic with exponential backoff
• For exploratory/one-off queries, no special handling needed

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Displaying Results to Users

Always format balances with full precision and comma separators:

✅  1,296,986,856.910034 TON
❌  1296986856.910034
❌  1296986857 TON  (rounded — loses nanoton precision)

When showing to non-technical users, rounding to 2–4 decimal places is fine for readability, but note that full precision is available.