> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.etherscan.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Address Funded By

> Retrieves the address and transaction that first funded a specific EOA address, useful for tracing fund origins. Not available to contract addresses.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This is a PRO endpoint, available to the [Standard Plan](https://docs.etherscan.io/rate-limits.md) and above

> [!WARNING]
>
> This endpoint is throttled to **2 calls/second** regardless of API Pro tier.

```json Example response theme={null}
{
  "status": "1",
  "message": "OK",
  "result": {
    "block": 53708500,
    "timeStamp": "1708349932",
    "fundingAddress": "0x6969174fd72466430a46e18234d0b530c9fd5f49",
    "fundingTxn": "0xbc0ca4a67eb1555920552246409626cd60df01314dd2bcdb99718b506d9c9946",
    "value": "1000000000000000"
  }
}
```


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/api-reference/endpoint/fundedby.json GET /v2/api
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Get Address Funded By
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    Retrieves the address and transaction that first funded a specific EOA
    address, useful for tracing fund origins. Not available to contract
    addresses.
  license:
    name: Etherscan API Terms
    url: https://etherscan.io/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.etherscan.io
    description: Etherscan API.
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /v2/api:
    get:
      summary: Get Address Funded By
      description: >-
        Retrieves the address and transaction that first funded a specific EOA
        address, useful for tracing fund origins. Not available to contract
        addresses.
      operationId: getFundedby
      parameters:
        - name: chainid
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            Chain ID to query, eg 1 for Ethereum, 137 for Polygon from our
            [supported chains](/supported-chains).
          schema:
            type: string
          example: '1'
        - name: module
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Set to account for this endpoint.
          schema:
            type: string
            default: account
          example: account
        - name: action
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Set to fundedby for this endpoint.
          schema:
            type: string
            default: fundedby
          example: fundedby
        - name: address
          in: query
          required: true
          description: >-
            The address to query, like
            0x4838B106FCe9647Bdf1E7877BF73cE8B0BAD5f97.
          schema:
            type: string
          example: '0x4838B106FCe9647Bdf1E7877BF73cE8B0BAD5f97'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      1 if the request returned data, 0 otherwise. A status of 0
                      can indicate an error or a valid request that returned no
                      records.
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      OK on success, otherwise an error description such as
                      NOTOK. See [common error
                      messages](/common-error-messages).
                  result:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      block:
                        type: number
                        description: Block number of the funding transaction.
                      timeStamp:
                        type: string
                        description: >-
                          Time of the funding transaction, as a UNIX timestamp
                          in seconds.
                      fundingAddress:
                        type: string
                        description: Address that first funded the queried address.
                      fundingTxn:
                        type: string
                        description: Hash of the funding transaction.
                      value:
                        type: string
                        description: >-
                          Amount transferred in the funding transaction, in wei.
                          Use the [unit
                          converter](https://etherscan.io/unitconverter) to
                          convert between units.
      security:
        - apiKey: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apikey
      description: >-
        Enter your Etherscan API key, or [set one up](/set-up-your-api-key) if
        you don't have one.

````

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