> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.helius.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# How to Get Solana Account Data
> Read Solana account state with standard RPC methods — getAccountInfo, getMultipleAccounts, getProgramAccounts, and getBalance.
## What is account data?
Every piece of state on Solana lives in an account — wallets, token accounts, and program (smart-contract) state. Account methods read that state directly by address: the raw or parsed data, the owning program, the lamport (SOL) balance, and rent metadata.
For higher-level token and NFT data, use the [Tokens & NFTs](/das-api) APIs instead of raw account reads. For transaction history, see [Transactions](/rpc/historical-data).
## Which method should I use?
| What you need | Use this |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- |
| The full contents of one account | **`getAccountInfo`** |
| Several accounts in a single request (up to 100) | **`getMultipleAccounts`** |
| Every account owned by a program, with filters | **`getProgramAccounts`** |
| Just the SOL balance of an account | **`getBalance`** |
## Key methods
Full account state for a single address — data, owner, lamports, and rent epoch.
Fetch up to 100 accounts in one call — the efficient way to read many accounts at once.
Every account owned by a program, with `memcmp` and `dataSize` filters for targeted queries.
The lamport (SOL) balance of a single account.
## Quickstart
Read a single account with `getAccountInfo`. Every Solana RPC call goes to the same endpoint with your API key from [dashboard.helius.dev](https://dashboard.helius.dev).
```typescript TypeScript theme={"system"}
const response = await fetch(`https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
id: '1',
method: 'getAccountInfo',
params: ['86xCnPeV69n6t3DnyGvkKobf9FdN2H9oiVDdaMpo2MMY', { encoding: 'jsonParsed' }],
}),
});
const { result } = await response.json();
console.log(result.value);
```
```python Python theme={"system"}
import requests
url = "https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY"
payload = {
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": "1",
"method": "getAccountInfo",
"params": ["86xCnPeV69n6t3DnyGvkKobf9FdN2H9oiVDdaMpo2MMY", {"encoding": "jsonParsed"}],
}
print(requests.post(url, json=payload).json()["result"]["value"])
```
```bash cURL theme={"system"}
curl https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": "1",
"method": "getAccountInfo",
"params": ["86xCnPeV69n6t3DnyGvkKobf9FdN2H9oiVDdaMpo2MMY", { "encoding": "jsonParsed" }]
}'
```
Reading many accounts? Use `getMultipleAccounts` with an array of addresses instead of looping `getAccountInfo` — one request returns up to 100 accounts.
## Next steps
Full parameters, encodings, and response schema.
For token balances and NFT data, the DAS API is higher-level than raw account reads.
Query transaction and transfer history for an address.
Browse the complete Solana RPC method reference.