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+- **TEP**: [137](https://github.com/ton-blockchain/TEPs/pull/137)
+- **title**: Jetton Wallet Balance Query
+- **status**: Draft
+- **type**: Contract Interface
+- **authors**: [Ken](https://github.com/0kenx) [Microcosm Labs](https://github.com/microcosm-labs)
+- **created**: 09.01.2024
+- **replaces**: -
+- **replaced by**: -
+
+# Summary
+
+This proposal suggests to extend standard Jetton wallet by adding mandatory onchain `get_balance` handler.
+
+# Motivation
+
+Sometimes a smart contract would like to query the balance of a Jetton wallet onchain. For example in situations where the smart contract knows that no outbound transfer can happen between the `get_balance` call and the `get_balance_response` reply (for example when a smart contract queries its own balance), the smart contract can know the minimum amount of Jetton tokens it holds.
+
+# Guide
+
+Upon receiving `get_balance` message, the Jetton wallet shall reply with message `get_balance_response` with its current balance.
+
+# Specification
+
+> The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
+
+## New Jetton contracts
+
+Jetton wallet should handle message
+
+`get_balance#312493a5 query_id:uint64 = InternalMsgBody;`
+
+with TON amount higher than `5000 gas-units + msg_forward_prices.lump_price + msg_forward_prices.cell_price` = 0.0061 TON for current basechain settings attached. If the attached TON amount is not enough then throw an exception, otherwise reply with:
+
+`get_balance_response#41cb4e49 query_id:uint64 balance:(VarUInteger 16) = InternalMsgBody;`
+
+## Existing Jetton contracts
+
+Existing Jetton contracts would not be able to comply with this standard.
+
+## TL-B Schema
+
+```tl-b
+var_uint$_ {n:#} len:(#< n) value:(uint (len * 8))
+         = VarUInteger n;
+
+get_balance query_id:uint64 = InternalMsgBody;
+get_balance_response query_id:uint64 balance:VarUInteger 16 = InternalMsgBody;
+```
+
+`crc32('get_balance query_id:uint64 = InternalMsgBody') = 0x312493a5 & 0x7fffffff = 0x312493a5`
+
+`crc32('get_balance_response query_id:uint64 balance:VarUInteger 16 = InternalMsgBody') = 0x41cb4e49 & 0x7fffffff = 0x41cb4e49`
+
+# Drawbacks
+
+New applications relying on this standard shall also add branch logic for already existing Jettons.
+
+# Rationale and alternatives
+
+Token standards of other asynchronous blockchains provide similar functions. This functionality cannot be achieved otherwise.
+
+# Prior art
+
+- [ICRC-1 Token Standard](https://github.com/dfinity/ICRC-1/tree/main/standards/ICRC-1)
+- [Near Token Standard](https://nomicon.io/Standards/Tokens/FungibleToken/Core)
+
+# Unresolved questions
+
+None.
+
+# Future possibilities
+
+None.