---
title: "GET /v1/btc-mainnet/address/{walletAddress}/historical_balances/"
method: GET
path: "/v1/btc-mainnet/address/{walletAddress}/historical_balances/"
tags: ["get-historical-bitcoin-balance-for-address"]
---

# GET /v1/btc-mainnet/address/{walletAddress}/historical_balances/

`GET /v1/btc-mainnet/address/{walletAddress}/historical_balances/`

Commonly used to fetch the historical Bitcoin balance held by an address at a given block height or date. Response includes daily prices and other metadata.

## Path parameters

- `walletAddress` string, required

## Query parameters

- `quote-currency` string
- `block-height` integer
- `date` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `address` string — The requested address.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time — The timestamp when the response was generated. Useful to show data staleness to users.
  - `quote_currency` string — The requested quote currency eg: `USD`.
  - `chain_id` integer — The requested chain ID eg: `1`.
  - `chain_name` string — The requested chain name eg: `eth-mainnet`.
  - `chain_tip_height` integer — The latest block height of the blockchain at the time this response was provided.
  - `chain_tip_signed_at` string, date-time — The timestamp of the latest signed block at the time this response was provided.
  - `items` object[] — List of response items.
    - `contract_decimals` integer — Use contract decimals to format the token balance for display purposes - divide the balance by `10^{contract_decimals}`.
    - `contract_name` string — The string returned by the `name()` method.
    - `contract_ticker_symbol` string — The ticker symbol for this contract. This field is set by a developer and non-unique across a network.
    - `contract_address` string — Use the relevant `contract_address` to lookup prices, logos, token transfers, etc.
    - `supports_erc` string[] — A list of supported standard ERC interfaces, eg: `ERC20` and `ERC721`.
    - `logo_url` string — The contract logo URL.
    - `block_height` integer — The height of the block.
    - `last_transferred_block_height` integer — The block height when the token was last transferred.
    - `contract_display_name` string
    - `last_transferred_at` string, date-time — The timestamp when the token was transferred.
    - `is_native_token` boolean — Indicates if a token is the chain's native gas token, eg: ETH on Ethereum.
    - `type` string — One of `cryptocurrency`, `stablecoin`, `nft` or `dust`.
    - `is_spam` boolean — Denotes whether the token is suspected spam.
    - `balance` string — b;The asset balance. Use `contract_decimals` to scale this balance for display purposes.
    - `quote_rate` number, double — The exchange rate for the requested quote currency.
    - `quote` number, double — The current balance converted to fiat in `quote-currency`.
    - `pretty_quote` string — A prettier version of the quote for rendering purposes.

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