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# getNativeBalanceByWalletAddress

### Description

Retrieves the native token balance for a specific wallet address on the specified blockchain network. This endpoint returns the current balance in both human-readable and raw formats, along with token metadata and USD exchange rates when available.

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```javascript
public getNativeBalanceByWalletAddress(chain: VyChain, walletAddress: string) : VyPromise<VyWalletNativeBalanceDto>
```

{% endcode %}

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**Parameters**

| chain         | [VyChain](/sdk-reference/ts-js-v3/object-references/enum/vychain.md) | Blockchain network on which to query the wallet balance |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| walletAddress | string                                                               | Public blockchain address of the wallet to query        |

**Returns**

VyPromise<[VyWalletNativeBalanceDto](/sdk-reference/ts-js-v3/object-references/wallet/vywalletnativebalancedto.md)>\
Native balance of wallet retrieved successfully.
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