<p><strong>You can query the balance only of address you own.</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I sent bitcoins to an address and blockcypher says the transaction has
  done but as I try to know the balance using <code>bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance the address</code>, the address hasn't received yet.So why
  couldn't the address receive bitcoins or couldn't I send ?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getbalance" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>getbalance</code></a> RPC method(and related <code>bitcoin-cli</code> command) accept two arguments, first is a string and it isn't an address, it's an account name, second is a confirmation coint To get the balance of whole wallet use: </p>

<pre><code>bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance
</code></pre>

<p>Or use <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getreceivedbyaddress" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>getreceivedbyaddress</code></a>:</p>

<pre><code>bitcoin-cli -testnet getreceivedbyaddress 'the address' 0
</code></pre>

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2018-01-29T09:52:27.853Z
`$  bitcoin-cli -testnet getreceivedbyaddress mq7A3EUXa4eu3XUJeB2RjXyS75EzSkz4T2 0
=> 0.00000000`
it even says that the adress has nothing
西田龍
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Is your bitcoind fully synced? what the output of `getinfo` command? Also is this address owned by wallet of your bitcoind ?
Roman Kiselenko
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It was synced completely.Thank you, I just found that the address wasn't valid so that I couldn't make my wallet have the address then it said the address has nothing.
西田龍
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Roman Kiselenko
<p>make sure you are passing the account name as first parameter. If no account name is passed it will show you the balance of all the address in that wallet</p>

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<p>I sent bitcoins to an address and blockcypher says the transaction is done but as I try to learn the balance using  <code>bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance &lt;address&gt;</code>, the address hasn't received yet. So why can't the address receive bitcoins even now?</p>

<p>I really don't know why I can't get bitcoins.</p>

<p>Obviously, as blockcypher says I sent some bitcoins to the address from other my address and blockcypher says that the transactions were confirmed.</p>

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What is your question?
Roman Kiselenko
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2018-01-29T08:34:12.410Z
Sorry, my question was unclear, so in brief, I want to send bitcoins successfully
西田龍
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It is still unclear for me. Please read https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask
Roman Kiselenko
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I see. sorry I've read.
 so I sent bitcoins to an address and blockcypher says the transaction has done but as I try to know the balance using  `bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance the address`, the address hasn't received yet.So why can't the address receive bitcoins even now?
西田龍
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I've edited your question to include the relevant information from the comment.
Murch
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The getbalance command shows an empty balance
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# The getbalance command shows an empty balance

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-29)

I sent bitcoins to an address and blockcypher says the transaction is done but as I try to learn the balance using `bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance <address>`, the address hasn't received yet. So why can't the address receive bitcoins even now?

I really don't know why I can't get bitcoins.

Obviously, as blockcypher says I sent some bitcoins to the address from other my address and blockcypher says that the transactions were confirmed.

**Tags:** transactions, bitcoin-core, bitcoind, unconfirmed-transactions

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What is your question?  
> **username_0**: Sorry, my question was unclear, so in brief, I want to send bitcoins successfully  
> **username_1**: It is still unclear for me. Please read https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask  
> **username_0**: I see. sorry I've read.  so I sent bitcoins to an address and blockcypher says the transaction has done but as I try to know the balance using  `bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance the address`, the address hasn't received yet.So why can't the address receive bitcoins even now?  
> **username_2**: I've edited your question to include the relevant information from the comment.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

**You can query the balance only of address you own.**

> I sent bitcoins to an address and blockcypher says the transaction has
> done but as I try to know the balance using `bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance the address`, the address hasn't received yet.So why
> couldn't the address receive bitcoins or couldn't I send ?

The [`getbalance`](https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getbalance) RPC method(and related `bitcoin-cli` command) accept two arguments, first is a string and it isn't an address, it's an account name, second is a confirmation coint To get the balance of whole wallet use:

```
bitcoin-cli -testnet getbalance

```

Or use [`getreceivedbyaddress`](https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getreceivedbyaddress):

```
bitcoin-cli -testnet getreceivedbyaddress 'the address' 0

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: `$  bitcoin-cli -testnet getreceivedbyaddress mq7A3EUXa4eu3XUJeB2RjXyS75EzSkz4T2 0 => 0.00000000` it even says that the adress has nothing  
> **username_1**: Is your bitcoind fully synced? what the output of `getinfo` command? Also is this address owned by wallet of your bitcoind ?  
> **username_0**: It was synced completely.Thank you, I just found that the address wasn't valid so that I couldn't make my wallet have the address then it said the address has nothing.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-29. Score: -1

make sure you are passing the account name as first parameter. If no account name is passed it will show you the balance of all the address in that wallet


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