Freezes

Storage Map v149 → current

Frozen balance entries for accounts.

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Queried by: developerswalletsanalytics

The Big Picture

Freezes are balance locks that may overlap with other locks. Unlike reserves which set aside specific amounts, freezes mark portions of free balance as non-transferable. Used for staking, governance, and other temporary locks.

Use Cases

  • Debug why balance appears locked
  • Track frozen amounts by reason
  • Build freeze analytics dashboards

From Chain Metadata

Freeze locks on account balances.

Purpose & Usage

Purpose

Track funds frozen for various reasons like staking or governance.

Common Query Patterns

  • Query by account address
  • List all freezes for an account

Query Keys

#NameTypeDescription
1
key1
AccountId key1 (AccountId) (hex -> SS58)

Stored Value

value (BoundedVec)

Code Examples

import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from "@polkadot/api";
import { stringCamelCase } from "@polkadot/util";

const provider = new WsProvider("wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443");
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider });

// Query Freezes storage
const key1 = "5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY";

const result = await api.query
  [stringCamelCase("Balances")]
  [stringCamelCase("Freezes")](
  key1
);

console.log("Freezes:", result.toHuman());

Runtime Info

Pallet
Balances
Storage Kind
Map
First Version
v149
Current Version
v393