This article applies to:

• Ethereum
• Polygon
• BNB Smart Chain
• Avalanche
• Fantom
• Harmony

Issue

Attempting to query the node for a state in the past returns:

Missing trie node

For example, querying for account balance at a specific block in the past:

> eth.getBalance("0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f","8228625")
Missing trie node

Cause

In EVM networks, querying for a state past the immediately previous 16-128 blocks requires an archive node.

More information

Archive nodes are available starting on the Growth plan.