getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

Returns minimum balance required to make account rent exempt.

getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

POSThttps://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=<api-key>

Body

application/json

jsonrpc*enum

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Example: "2.0"

2.0

id*string

A unique identifier for the request.

Example: "1"

method*enum

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Example: "getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption"

getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

paramsarray of one of

Parameters for the method.

Response

200400401500

Successfully retrieved the minimum balance for rent exemption.

Body

application/json

jsonrpcenum

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Example: "2.0"

2.0

idstring

Identifier matching the request.

Example: "1"

resultinteger

Minimum lamports required in the account to remain rent-free.

Example: 500

Request

JavaScriptCurlPython

const response = await fetch('https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=<api-key>', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": "1",
      "method": "getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption"
    }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Response

200400401500

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": 500
}