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# getBalance

```javascript
(async() => {
    let balance_1 = await SOLPay.getBalance(); // {"lamports": 1}
    let balance_2 = await SOLPay.getBalance("SOLANA_ADDRESS"); // {"lamports": 1}
})();
```

### Parameters:

* address (optional, default: connected wallet address): string - the Solana address with which to get the Solana lamports balance

### Returns:

object (`{"lamports": 1}`) - the balance details for the specified address

* lamports: number (`1`) - the number of lamports in the account

### Throws:

* `SOL Pay SDK Fatal Error: Invalid address ${address}, and no wallet was connected. Use SOLPay.connectWallet() to connect to a Solana wallet.` - an invalid address was used, and no wallet was connected
* `SOL Pay SDK Fatal Error: No connection found. Use SOLPay.connectNetwork() to connect to the Solana network.` - could not find a connection to the Solana network
* `SOL Pay SDK Fatal Error: Connection did not respond. Use SOLPay.connectNetwork() to connect to the Solana network.` - did not receive response from Solana network