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# Parse Ether

> Convert ether to wei (raw units)

## Method Signature

```typescript theme={null}
align.blockchain.utils.parseEther(ether: string): bigint
```

## Parameters

<ParamField body="ether" type="string" required>
  Amount in ether
</ParamField>

## Returns

Returns the amount in wei as a bigint.

## Examples

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
    ```typescript theme={null}
    import Align from "@tolbel/align";

    const align = new Align({
      apiKey: process.env.ALIGN_API_KEY!,
      environment: "sandbox",
    });

    // Convert 1 ETH to wei
    const wei = align.blockchain.utils.parseEther("1.0");
    console.log(wei.toString()); // "1000000000000000000"

    // Convert 0.5 ETH to wei
    const halfWei = align.blockchain.utils.parseEther("0.5");
    console.log(halfWei.toString()); // "500000000000000000"
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="JavaScript">
    ```javascript theme={null}
    const weiAmount = align.blockchain.utils.parseEther("0.1");
    console.log(weiAmount.toString());
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Use in Transaction

```typescript theme={null}
const amountInEther = "0.1";
const amountInWei = align.blockchain.utils.parseEther(amountInEther);

// Use for contract call
const tx = await contract.deposit({
  value: amountInWei,
});
```

## Related Methods

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Format Ether" icon="arrows-to-dot" href="/docs/api/blockchain/utils/format-ether">
    Convert wei to ether
  </Card>

  <Card title="Parse Amount" icon="coins" href="/docs/api/blockchain/tokens/parse-amount">
    Parse token amounts
  </Card>
</CardGroup>