getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

Returns minimum balance required to make account rent exempt.

POST

getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption",
  "params": [
    50
  ]
}
'

200

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

Request Parameters

address · number · required

Size of account data in bytes that you need to store on the Solana blockchain.

commitment · string

The commitment level for the request.

• confirmed
• finalized
• processed

Authorizations

api-key · string · query · required

Your Helius API key. You can get one for free in the dashboard.

Body

application/json

jsonrpc · enum<string> · default: 2.0 · required

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options: 2.0

Example:

"2.0"

id · string · default: 1 · required

A unique identifier for the request.

Example:

"1"

method · enum<string> · default: getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption · required

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Available options: getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

Example:

"getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption"

params · (integer | object)[]

Parameters for the method.

Size of account data in bytes that you need to store on the Solana blockchain.

Example:

50

Response

200

application/json

Successfully retrieved the minimum balance for rent exemption.

jsonrpc · enum<string>

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options: 2.0

Example:

"2.0"

id · string

Identifier matching the request.

Example:

"1"

result · integer

Minimum SOL balance in lamports required to make an account with this data size permanently rent-exempt.

Example:

500