# Glassnode ETH2 Total Effective Balance Sum

> Glassnode ETH2 Total Effective Balance Sum is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the total staked ETH balance actively participating in Ethereum Proof-of-Stake consensus, as tracked by Glassnode.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/eth2/effective_balance_sum
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-eth2-total-effective-balance-sum-952d881d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4XOtFmnMqWV7CN5bw1AiG

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability glassnode-eth2-total-effective-balance-sum-952d881d
```

Example prompt: Pull the total ETH effective balance — the staked ETH actively participating in Proof-of-Stake consensus — from Glassnode for ETH in native units as JSON.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, Glassnode-sourced on-chain data specifically about the total ETH balance actively staked in Ethereum's Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism. Prefer this over generic crypto APIs when you need reliable, research-grade staking participation metrics with historical daily granularity.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required query parameter 'a=ETH' returns a 400 error
- Invalid enum value for 'i', 'c', or 'f' parameters returns a 400 error
- Payment not attached or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 Payment Required
- Unauthenticated or unpaid request rejected before data is served
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded may result in 429 errors

## How this service works

Total Effective Balance — The total staked balance actively participating in Proof-of-Stake consensus. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

An array of timestamped data points, each with a Unix timestamp (t) and a numeric value (v) representing the total effective balance of ETH actively staked in the Ethereum PoS consensus at that point in time.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "a"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "a": {
       "enum": [
        "ETH"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH"
      },
      "c": {
       "enum": [
        "native",
        "usd"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Currency for denominated values, e.g. usd, native"
      },
      "f": {
       "enum": [
        "csv",
        "json"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response format: json or csv"
      },
      "i": {
       "enum": [
        "24h"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Time interval / resolution, e.g. 24h, 1w, 1month"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       },
       "v": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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