# JPMC-PDP Documentation from https://developer.payments.jpmorgan.com

# Blockchain Deposit Account (BDA) Balances

## BDA Balances reporting

- Manage Blockchain Deposit Account balances globally
- Retrieve data flexibly
- Specify balances granularly
- Customize your data requests
- Access global and historical data
- Achieve real-time visibility and automation

Enhance transparency and control with J.P. Morgan's Blockchain Deposit Account (BDA) Balances API. Access current and historical balance data, specify accounts, and define time periods for comprehensive financial insights.

Key features include:

- Specifying the account(s) from which to extract data

- Defining the balance type(s) to target within the selected account(s)

- Choosing the time period for the data (current or historical)

## Benefits

With the BDA Balances API, you can:

- Define the scope of accounts to be included in the data extraction process.

- Specify current and/or historical data. The response data can help with financial reporting, budgeting, trend analysis, forecasting and audits.

- Build a unified picture of financial status.

## Capabilities

The BDA Balances API offers real-time visibility into your accounts, enabling automation of reconciliation or cash management activity. 

The API provides you with the ability to retrieve current or historical balances from [all eligible accounts](/docs/liquidity-account-solutions/bda-balances/capabilities/balances/how-to/getting-account-balances), or [specific accounts](/docs/liquidity-account-solutions/bda-balances/capabilities/balances/how-to/get-balance-for-specific-account).

## How to

### Get all eligible account balances

Learn how to retrieve all eligible account balances, including how to create requests and interpret responses.

[Learn more](/docs/liquidity-account-solutions/bda-balances/capabilities/balances/how-to/getting-account-balances)

### Get account balances for specific accounts

Learn how to retrieve balances for specific accounts by providing account identifiers, including how to create requests for current or historical balances and interpret the responses.

[Learn more](/docs/liquidity-account-solutions/bda-balances/capabilities/balances/how-to/get-balance-for-specific-account)

## Next steps

### Getting started

Complete the onboarding process to ensure you have everything you need.

[Learn more](/docs/quick-start)