getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption

getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption RPC Method

post

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Returns the minimum balance required to make an account rent exempt on the Solana blockchain.

Rent is a mechanism on Solana that ensures efficient usage of blockchain resources by requiring accounts to maintain a minimum balance proportional to the amount of data they store. Accounts that maintain this minimum balance are "rent exempt" and will never have their balance reduced by the network.

Authorizations

AuthHeaderURLParameter

AuthorizationstringOptional

Authorization header for API key authentication.

Example:

Authorization: your-api-key-here

Body

application/json

jsonrpcstring · enumRequired

JSON-RPC protocol version

Example: 2.0Possible values:

idone ofRequired

Request identifier that will be returned in the response

Example: 1

stringOptional

or

numberOptional

methodstring · enumRequired

The RPC method name

Example: getMinimumBalanceForRentExemptionPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful Response

application/json

RPC response containing the minimum balance for rent exemption

jsonrpcstring · enumRequired

JSON-RPC protocol version

Example: 2.0Possible values:

idone ofRequired

Request identifier matching the original request

Example: 1

stringOptional

or

numberOptional

resultinteger · int64Optional

The minimum balance required in lamports to make the account rent exempt.

This value represents the exact number of lamports needed to ensure the account will never have its balance reduced by Solana's rent collection mechanism.

Key facts about rent exemption:

• 1 SOL = 1,000,000,000 lamports
• Rent exempt accounts maintain their balance indefinitely
• Non-exempt accounts lose lamports over time until they're deleted
• The calculation includes a base rent cost plus storage cost per byte
• Rent rates are determined by network economics and validator costs

Example: 2039280

401

Unauthorized

text/plain

403

Forbidden

text/plain

429

Too Many Requests

text/plain

500

Internal Server Error

text/plain

post

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cURLSolana Kitweb3.jsRust

curl -X POST https://public.rpc.solanavibestation.com \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption",
    "params": [165]
  }'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 1461600,
  "id": 1
}