Transaction Development Tutorials, Guides & Insights

You should use Etherscan when you need to read data from the Ethereum blockchain, such as querying transaction details, wallet balances, or token transfers. Etherscan is a powerful tool for building blockchain explorers or applications that focus on data analytics.

const axios = require('axios');

// Replace with your actual Etherscan API key
const apiKey = 'YOUR_ETHERSCAN_API_KEY';

// Replace with the Ethereum address you want to query
const address = '0xYourEthereumAddress';

// Etherscan API URL to fetch wallet balance
const url = `https://api.etherscan.io/api?module=account&action=balance&address=${address}&tag=latest&apikey=${apiKey}`;

async function getWalletBalance() {
  try {
    const response = await axios.get(url);
    const balanceInWei = response.data.result;

    // Convert balance from Wei to Ether
    const balanceInEther = balanceInWei / 1e18;
    console.log(`Wallet Balance: ${balanceInEther} ETH`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error fetching balance:', error);
  }
}

getWalletBalance();

If you don't have an Infura account yet, follow these steps:

You’ll use Ethers.js to interact with Ethereum smart contracts and send transactions. Run the following command in your project folder to install it: