<p>There is no such command. Addresses are like a superstructure over a bitcoin transaction processing. Client does not maintain index with addresses and balances on them.</p>

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2014-01-07T20:56:52.160Z
so how would one find out how much btc a specific address has if all you had was access to the entire downloaded blockchain?
Patoshi パトシ
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2014-01-07T21:20:07.520Z
You must scan entire blockchain, to find out in which transactions this address participates.
Zergatul
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2014-01-07T21:24:52.160Z
is there an offline application that can scan the blockchain to do this kind of functionality?
Patoshi パトシ
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2014-01-07T21:37:42.520Z
I don't know. Why you cannot use blockchain.info? They have an API for such queries.
Zergatul
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i just want to know how i would do it if i do not have internet access to blockchain.info
Patoshi パトシ
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Zergatul
<p>There is no command in bitcoind to view the balance of a single wallet. Your best luck is setting up a script with cURL that gets the data from api.</p>

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@NateEldredge I see, Well the best option in linux is to do cURL from api as there is no command. I edited my post also.
SimplePi
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@duckx Is it that you dont have internet access or is it that your doing this from SSH or Command?
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SimplePi
<p>I was wondering if I can make a query via the console on how much btc a specific address has without having to go into blockchain.info. What is this command?</p>

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What is the bitcoind command to see how much btc a specific address has?
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# What is the bitcoind command to see how much btc a specific address has?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-07)

I was wondering if I can make a query via the console on how much btc a specific address has without having to go into blockchain.info. What is this command?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-07. Score: 1

There is no such command. Addresses are like a superstructure over a bitcoin transaction processing. Client does not maintain index with addresses and balances on them.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: so how would one find out how much btc a specific address has if all you had was access to the entire downloaded blockchain?  
> **username_1**: You must scan entire blockchain, to find out in which transactions this address participates.  
> **username_0**: is there an offline application that can scan the blockchain to do this kind of functionality?  
> **username_1**: I don't know. Why you cannot use blockchain.info? They have an API for such queries.  
> **username_0**: i just want to know how i would do it if i do not have internet access to blockchain.info  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-07. Score: -1

There is no command in bitcoind to view the balance of a single wallet. Your best luck is setting up a script with cURL that gets the data from api.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: @NateEldredge I see, Well the best option in linux is to do cURL from api as there is no command. I edited my post also.  
> **username_2**: @duckx Is it that you dont have internet access or is it that your doing this from SSH or Command?  

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