balance

Check the balance of an account or address on Mega testnet

mega balance

The balance command checks the ETH balance of an account or address on the Mega testnet.

Usage

mega balance [address] [options]

Arguments

Argument	Description
address	Ethereum address to check (optional if using —account)

Options

Option	Description
--account <name>	Use an account from the keystore instead of an address
-e, --ether	Show balance in ether instead of wei

Description

This command retrieves the ETH balance for an address on the Mega testnet. You can either provide an address directly or reference a stored account using the --account flag. By default, the balance is shown in wei, but you can use the --ether flag to display it in ether.

Examples

Check balance of an address

mega balance 0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e
# Balance: 10000000000000000 wei

Check balance of a stored account

mega balance --account myaccount
# Balance: 10000000000000000 wei

Show balance in ether

mega balance 0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e --ether
# Balance: 0.01 ETH

mega balance --account myaccount --ether
# Balance: 0.01 ETH

Related

• account - Manage accounts
• faucet - Get test tokens