# Check Balances

This guide explains how to check [native TON balances](#native-ton-balance), [Jetton token balances](#jetton-token-balance), and [read-only account balances](#read-only-account-balances).

## Native TON Balance

You can retrieve the native TON balance using [`account.getBalance()`](https://docs.wdk.tether.io/sdk/wallet-modules/api-reference#getbalance):

{% code title="Get Native TON Balance" lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
const balance = await account.getBalance()
console.log('Native TON balance:', balance, 'nanotons')
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
On TON, values are expressed in nanotons (1 TON = 10^9 nanotons).
{% endhint %}

## Jetton Token Balance

You can check the balance of a specific Jetton token using [`account.getTokenBalance()`](https://docs.wdk.tether.io/sdk/wallet-modules/api-reference#gettokenbalance-tokenaddress):

{% code title="Get Jetton Token Balance" lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
const jettonAddress = 'EQ...' // Jetton contract address
const jettonBalance = await account.getTokenBalance(jettonAddress)
console.log('Jetton token balance:', jettonBalance)
```

{% endcode %}

## Read-Only Account Balances

You can check balances for any public key without a seed phrase using [`WalletAccountReadOnlyTon`](https://docs.wdk.tether.io/sdk/wallet-modules/api-reference#walletaccountreadonlyton):

{% code title="Create Read-Only Account" lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
import { WalletAccountReadOnlyTon } from '@tetherto/wdk-wallet-ton'

const readOnlyAccount = new WalletAccountReadOnlyTon(publicKey, {
  tonClient: {
    url: 'https://toncenter.com/api/v3',
    secretKey: 'your-api-key' // Optional
  }
})
```

{% endcode %}

You can retrieve the native balance from a read-only account using [`readOnlyAccount.getBalance()`](https://docs.wdk.tether.io/sdk/wallet-modules/api-reference#getbalance):

{% code title="Read-Only Native Balance" lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
const balance = await readOnlyAccount.getBalance()
console.log('Read-only account balance:', balance)
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also create a read-only account from an existing owned account using [`account.toReadOnlyAccount()`](https://docs.wdk.tether.io/sdk/wallet-modules/api-reference#toreadonlyaccount).
{% endhint %}

## Next Steps

With balance checks in place, learn how to [send TON](https://docs.wdk.tether.io/sdk/wallet-modules/wallet-ton/usage/send-transactions).