in ~24d· Jul 2026Release

Query Deprecation

Low4.0

◆ Description

Hedera plans to begin deprecating AccountBalanceQuery with the July 2026 Consensus Node v0.75 release, with throttles reduced in May and June 2026 and requests removed so all calls fail after the July rollout, as balance lookups migrate to the Mirror Node REST API.

◆ Why it matters

This is a real infrastructure change with a defined path to removal, so teams that rely on Hedera balance queries need to adjust. The impact on HBAR itself stays contained because it shifts how data is fetched, not the token's economics, demand profile, or core network value.