# Get Balance

Get the balance of an account.

**Request:**\
`requestType` is *getBalance*\
`account` is the account ID

**Response:**

(S) `unconfirmedBalanceNQT` is the balanceNQT less unconfirmed outgoing transactions, the balance displayed in the client\
(S) `guaranteedBalanceNQT` is the balance (in NQT) of the account with at least 1440 confirmations\
(N) `effectiveBalanceNXT` is the balance of the account available for forging: the unleased guaranteedBalance of this account plus the leased guaranteedBalance of all lessors to this account\
(S) `forgedBalanceNQT` is the balance (in NQT) that the account has forged\
(S) `balanceNQT` is the minimally confirmed basic balance (in NQT) of the account\
(N) `requestProcessingTime` is the API request processing time (in millisec)


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