Covalent Balances API

Native, ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155, and historical token balances.

Operations 6

GET /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/balances_v2/ Get Token Balances For Address #
GET /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/balances_native/ Get Native Token Balance For Address #
GET /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/historical_balances/ Get Historical Token Balances For Address #
GET /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/portfolio_v2/ Get Historical Portfolio Value Over Time #
GET /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/transfers_v2/ Get ERC20 Token Transfers For Address #
GET /v1/{chainName}/tokens/{tokenAddress}/token_holders_v2/ Get Token Holders As Of Any Block Height (v2) #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/balance-service
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/transactions-service
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/nft-service
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/base-service
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/cross-chain-activity
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/security-service
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/pricing-service
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/streaming-api/
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https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/pipeline-api/
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https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/pipeline-api/quickstart
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https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/pipeline-api/architecture
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https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/pipeline-api/destinations
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/pipeline-api/abi-decoding
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/hyperliquid/info-api/
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/hyperliquid/info-api/migration-guide
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/hyperliquid/info-api/limits
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Documentation
https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/foundational-api/x402

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OpenAPI Specification

covalent-balances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GoldRush Foundational Balances API
  description: 'Structured historical blockchain data across 100+ chains via REST. Resource families include Balances (native, ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155, historical portfolios, token holders), Transactions (v3 paginated, time-bucketed, by-block), NFTs, Base service (blocks, logs, gas prices, address resolution), Cross-Chain Activity, Pricing, and Security (token approvals).

    '
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: GoldRush Support
    url: https://goldrush.dev/support/
  license:
    name: Covalent Terms of Service
    url: https://www.covalenthq.com/terms-of-service/
servers:
- url: https://api.covalenthq.com
  description: GoldRush production server
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Balances
  description: Native, ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155, and historical token balances.
paths:
  /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/balances_v2/:
    get:
      summary: Get Token Balances For Address
      description: Returns native + ERC20 token balances for an address on the given chain.
      operationId: getTokenBalancesForAddress
      tags:
      - Balances
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChainName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WalletAddress'
      - name: quote-currency
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: USD
      - name: nft
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: no-nft-fetch
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token balance response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
  /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/balances_native/:
    get:
      summary: Get Native Token Balance For Address
      description: Returns the native token balance (e.g., ETH) for an address.
      operationId: getNativeTokenBalanceForAddress
      tags:
      - Balances
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChainName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WalletAddress'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceResponse'
  /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/historical_balances/:
    get:
      summary: Get Historical Token Balances For Address
      description: Historical token balances at a specific block height or timestamp.
      operationId: getHistoricalTokenBalancesForAddress
      tags:
      - Balances
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChainName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WalletAddress'
      - name: block-height
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceResponse'
  /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/portfolio_v2/:
    get:
      summary: Get Historical Portfolio Value Over Time
      description: Time-series portfolio value broken down by token holding.
      operationId: getHistoricalPortfolioValueOverTime
      tags:
      - Balances
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChainName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WalletAddress'
      - name: days
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /v1/{chainName}/address/{walletAddress}/transfers_v2/:
    get:
      summary: Get ERC20 Token Transfers For Address
      description: ERC20 transfer history for an address, filterable by contract.
      operationId: getErc20TokenTransfersForAddress
      tags:
      - Balances
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChainName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WalletAddress'
      - name: contract-address
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /v1/{chainName}/tokens/{tokenAddress}/token_holders_v2/:
    get:
      summary: Get Token Holders As Of Any Block Height (v2)
      description: List token holders of an ERC20/721/1155 contract at a block height.
      operationId: getTokenHoldersAsOfBlockHeight
      tags:
      - Balances
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChainName'
      - name: tokenAddress
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: block-height
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: boolean
        error_message:
          type: string
        error_code:
          type: integer
    BalanceItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        contract_decimals:
          type: integer
        contract_name:
          type: string
        contract_ticker_symbol:
          type: string
        contract_address:
          type: string
        supports_erc:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        logo_url:
          type: string
        last_transferred_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        native_token:
          type: boolean
        type:
          type: string
        balance:
          type: string
        balance_24h:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        quote_rate:
          type: number
          nullable: true
        quote_rate_24h:
          type: number
          nullable: true
        quote:
          type: number
        quote_24h:
          type: number
          nullable: true
        pretty_quote:
          type: string
        pretty_quote_24h:
          type: string
          nullable: true
    BalanceResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            address:
              type: string
            updated_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            next_update_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            quote_currency:
              type: string
            chain_id:
              type: integer
            chain_name:
              type: string
            items:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceItem'
        error:
          type: boolean
        error_message:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        error_code:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
  parameters:
    WalletAddress:
      name: walletAddress
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Wallet address. EVM 0x-prefixed; ENS / Lens / Unstoppable names also accepted on Base service.
      schema:
        type: string
    ChainName:
      name: chainName
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Chain slug (e.g., `eth-mainnet`, `base-mainnet`, `solana-mainnet`, `polygon-mainnet`) or numeric chain ID.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Too Many Requests - rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid Bearer token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'GoldRush API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`.'