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# Validator Balance

> Returns the balances for a set of validators at a particular epoch



## OpenAPI

````yaml /v3/bundled.yaml post /api/v2/ethereum/validators/balances
openapi: 3.0.4
info:
  title: External Service API
  version: 1.0.3
servers:
  - url: https://beaconcha.in
    description: Production API
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /api/v2/ethereum/validators/balances:
    post:
      tags:
        - Balances
      summary: Validator Balance
      description: Returns the balances for a set of validators at a particular epoch
      operationId: GetValidatorBalances
      requestBody:
        $ref: >-
          #/components/requestBodies/validatorChainCursorPageSizeEpochNoEpochEnums
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidatorBalances'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/MethodNotAllowed'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitExceeded'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
components:
  requestBodies:
    validatorChainCursorPageSizeEpochNoEpochEnums:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorChainCursorPageSizeBase'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/epochNoEnumsNamedParam'
            required:
              - epoch
              - validator
  responses:
    ValidatorBalances:
      description: Successful response.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorBalances.ContainerList'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingRangeTemplate'
            description: >-
              Response containing detailed balance information of the
              validators.
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Bad request. Please check your input and try again.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized. Please provide a valid API key.
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: >-
              endpoint not allowed for your subscription tier. upgrade your
              subscription at https://beaconcha.in/pricing.
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: The requested resource was not found.
    MethodNotAllowed:
      description: Method Not Allowed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: 'method not allowed: GET. all public API endpoints use POST.'
    RateLimitExceeded:
      description: Rate Limit Exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: internal server error. please try again later.
    DefaultError:
      description: An unexpected error response.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: An unexpected error occurred.
  schemas:
    ValidatorChainCursorPageSizeBase:
      type: object
      properties:
        chain:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chain'
        cursor:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cursor'
        page_size:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageSize'
        validator:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorsSelector'
    epochNoEnumsNamedParam:
      type: object
      properties:
        epoch:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Epoch'
    ValidatorBalances.ContainerList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorBalances.Data'
      required:
        - data
    PagingRangeTemplate:
      type: object
      properties:
        paging:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
        range:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResultRange'
      required:
        - range
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
    Chain:
      type: string
      enum:
        - mainnet
        - hoodi
      default: mainnet
      description: The Ethereum chain to query.
    Cursor:
      type: string
      description: >-
        Cursor value for pagination. See our [pagination guide](/api/pagination)
        for more details.
      default: ''
    PageSize:
      type: integer
      description: The number of items to return per page.
      minimum: 1
      maximum: 10
      default: 10
    validatorsSelector:
      description: >-
        Free selectors available to all users:

        - validator_identifiers: One or more validator indices or public keys to
        filter by.

        - dashboard_id: Your beaconcha.in dashboard ID (requires a free
        account).
          
        **Premium selectors** for Scale & Enterprise plans
        (https://beaconcha.in/pricing):

        - withdrawal: The validator's withdrawal credential or the Ethereum
        wallet address used for withdrawals.

        - deposit_address: The Ethereum wallet address used for the validator's
        deposit.

        - entity: The name of the assigned entity (e.g., "Lido", "Coinbase").
        Optionally include `sub_entity` for more specific filtering. Matching is
        case-sensitive.


        Note: The set of validators matched by `deposit_address` and
        `withdrawal` selectors is updated once per epoch (~6.4 minutes). Newly
        deposited validators may take up to one epoch to appear in query
        results.


        Note: The set of validators matched by `entity` selector is updated once
        per day.
          
      oneOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorsByIdentifiers'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorsByDashboard'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorsByDeposit'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorsByWithdrawal'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorsByEntity'
    Epoch:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
    ValidatorBalances.Data:
      type: object
      properties:
        validator:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/validator'
        balance:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorBalance'
        finality:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FinalityParams'
      required:
        - validator
        - balance
        - finality
    Paging:
      type: object
      properties:
        next_cursor:
          description: >-
            Cursor to the next page of results. See our [pagination
            guide](/api/pagination) for more details. If empty, there are no
            more pages to fetch.
          type: string
    ResultRange:
      type: object
      description: >
        The time span actually covered by the returned results — from the first
        to the last matching data point — specified in slots, epochs, and Unix
        timestamps.


        This reflects the data that was found, not the range that was queried.
        When no data is found, it falls back to the requested range, or to the
        full available history if no range was given.
      properties:
        slot:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SlotRange'
        epoch:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpochRange'
        timestamp:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeRange'
      required:
        - slot
        - epoch
        - timestamp
    ValidatorsByIdentifiers:
      type: object
      title: Indices/Pubkeys
      properties:
        validator_identifiers:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorIndexPublicKeys'
      required:
        - validator_identifiers
    ValidatorsByDashboard:
      type: object
      title: Dashboard
      properties:
        dashboard_id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/dashboardID'
        group_id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/dashboardGroupID'
      required:
        - dashboard_id
    ValidatorsByDeposit:
      type: object
      title: 💎 Deposit
      properties:
        deposit_address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutionLayerAddress'
      required:
        - deposit_address
    ValidatorsByWithdrawal:
      type: object
      title: 💎 Withdrawal
      properties:
        withdrawal:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressOrCredential'
      required:
        - withdrawal
    ValidatorsByEntity:
      type: object
      title: 💎 Entity
      description: >
        Select validators by their assigned entity (e.g., staking provider) and
        optionally a sub-entity.

        Entity and sub-entity names are matched exactly and are case-sensitive.
      properties:
        entity:
          type: string
          description: >
            The name of the entity to filter validators by (e.g., "Lido",
            "Coinbase"). Matching is case-sensitive; use the exact name as
            returned by the entities overview endpoint.
        sub_entity:
          type: string
          description: >
            Optional sub-entity name to further filter validators within the
            entity. Matching is case-sensitive; use the exact name as returned
            by the sub-entities overview endpoint.
      required:
        - entity
    validator:
      type: object
      properties:
        index:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorIndex'
          nullable: true
        public_key:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorPublicKey'
    validatorBalance:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidatorBalancesBase'
        - type: object
          description: >
            The balances object provides detailed information about a
            validator's balances at a specific epoch.


            Balances are measured immediately before the first slot of the
            requested epoch.

            For example, a balance reported for epoch 10 reflects the state
            after the final slot of epoch 9 and before the first slot of epoch
            10.


            For more details about balances, see:
            https://eth2book.info/latest/part2/incentives/balances/
    FinalityParams:
      type: string
      description: |
        Indicates the finality status of the data provided. 
          - Finalized data cannot be changed without slashing at least one-third of all validators, providing strong economic guarantees.
          - Data marked as not_finalized does not have this guarantee and may still change.
      enum:
        - not_finalized
        - finalized
    SlotRange:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Slot'
        end:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Slot'
      required:
        - start
        - end
    EpochRange:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Epoch'
        end:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Epoch'
      required:
        - start
        - end
    TimeRange:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/timestamp'
        end:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/timestamp'
      required:
        - start
        - end
    validatorIndexPublicKeys:
      description: >
        An array containing either validator indices or public keys. Index and
        public key can be mixed in the same array.


        Subscribed users (Hobbyist, Business, and Scale tiers) can include up to
        100 entries; free trial users and legacy subscription users (Sapphire,
        Emerald, Diamond) are limited to 20.
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorIndexPublicKey'
      minItems: 1
      maxItems: 100
    dashboardID:
      description: >
        beaconcha.in dashboard ID. You can find your dashboard ID in the URL of
        your dashboard page on beaconcha.in (e.g.,
        https://beaconcha.in/dashboard/12345).
      type: integer
      x-go-type: '*int'
      minimum: 0
    dashboardGroupID:
      description: >-
        Optional beaconcha.in dashboard group ID. If no group ID is provided,
        all validators in the dashboard are considered.
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      nullable: true
    ExecutionLayerAddress:
      type: string
      pattern: ^0x[a-fA-F0-9]{40}$
      description: A standard Ethereum address (20-byte hex string with 0x prefix).
    AddressOrCredential:
      type: string
      pattern: ^(0x)?[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$|^(0x)?0[012][0-9a-fA-F]{62}$
      description: >
        Either an execution layer address (20-byte hex string with 0x prefix) or
        a full 32-byte withdrawal credential.
    validatorIndex:
      description: Validator Index
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
    validatorPublicKey:
      type: string
      description: Public key of a validator
      pattern: ^0x[a-fA-F0-9]{96}$
    ValidatorBalancesBase:
      type: object
      properties:
        current:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/wei'
          description: >
            The validator's balance at a given state.

            This includes all rewards and penalties accrued up to that point,
            excluding any withdrawn amounts.
        effective:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/wei'
          description: >
            The effective balance is the amount used to calculate rewards and
            penalties for the validator on the consensus layer. 


            It relates to the current balance to some extent, but is not the
            same. 

            Unlike the current balance, the effective balance is updated less
            frequently, only in whole ETH increments, and is subject to a
            maximum cap: 

            32 ETH for withdrawal credential prefixes "0x00" or "0x01", and 2048
            ETH for prefix "0x02".
      required:
        - current
        - effective
    Slot:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      description: Slot by number.
    timestamp:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
    validatorIndexPublicKey:
      oneOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorIndex'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/validatorPublicKey'
    wei:
      type: string
      description: Amount in wei (1 ETH = 10^18 wei)
      pattern: ^(0|-?[1-9][0-9]*)$
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Authorization header with value: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN. Refer to the [API
        Keys](/api/overview#api-keys) section to create your API key.

````