Expected
Use the Etherscan API to make a GET
request for an ETH address' balance in order to receive a response providing the Ether token quantity representing all decimal places.
Observed
The response provides the Ether token quantity without representing any decimal places.
Request: Etherscan Get Ether Balance for a single Address
http://api.etherscan.io/api?module=account&action=balance&address=0x8a27D05e97A156E93D42a6d3afB5c2154ebb9cB5&tag=latest&apikey={YOUR_API_KEY_HERE}
Note: I chose a random ETH address above. This is not my ETH address.
Response
{
"status": "1",
"message": "OK",
"result": "86354095000000000"
}
Balance From Etherscan UX
The balance from the Etherscan UX indicates that decimal places are included in the Ether balance. However, the API response does not provide any information regarding decimal formatting.
Best Answer
The
result
from the EtherscanGET
request's response must be divided by 1018.As answered in this post regarding ERC20 tokens decimal places, "Most ERC20 tokens should follow the pattern of using 18 decimal places for their token."
This applies to Ether itself. Therefore, the
result
response of86354095000000000
is equal to 0.086354095 Ether.(86354095000000000/(1018)) = 0.086354095