diff --git a/jrx/pages/popup.html b/jrx/pages/popup.html
index 1bfd722..a96eedc 100644
--- a/jrx/pages/popup.html
+++ b/jrx/pages/popup.html
@@ -36,7 +36,19 @@
 
         .account-inactive {
             background: var(--b4);
-            color: var(--g4);
+            color: var(--b7);
+        }
+
+        .balance-found {
+            color: var(--g5);
+        }
+
+        .balance-not-found {
+            color: var(--b7);
+        }
+
+        a {
+            color: var(--g5);
         }
     </style>
 </head>
diff --git a/jrx/src/popup.ts b/jrx/src/popup.ts
index 05c8904..56bf62f 100644
--- a/jrx/src/popup.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/popup.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,36 @@ pi_repop
             // add
             addr_li.appendChild(addr_a);
 
+            // balance
+            let bal_li = document.createElement('li');
+            bal_li.innerHTML += 'Balance: ';
+            // old school async/await
+            pi_balance(this_rkp.akstr).then(
+                function(maybe_balance) {
+                    // if there is a balance, show it in green
+                    if (maybe_balance.ok)
+                    {
+                        let greentext         = document.createElement('span');
+                        greentext.classList.add('balance-found');
+                        // @ts-ignore fuck off i know what i'm doing
+                        greentext.innerHTML   = '' + maybe_balance.balance;
+
+                        bal_li.appendChild(greentext);
+                    }
+                    // if not, show reason and make it red
+                    else
+                    {
+                        let redtext         = document.createElement('span');
+                        redtext.classList.add('balance-not-found');
+                        // @ts-ignore fuck off i know what i'm doing
+                        redtext.innerHTML   = '' + maybe_balance.reason;
+
+                        bal_li.appendChild(redtext);
+                    }
+                }
+            );
+
+
             // add delete button
             let del_li = document.createElement('li');
 
@@ -246,10 +276,11 @@ pi_repop
 
 
             // add everything inside-out
-            rkp_ul.appendChild(addr_li);
             rkp_ul.appendChild(name_li);
-            rkp_ul.appendChild(del_li);
+            rkp_ul.appendChild(addr_li);
+            rkp_ul.appendChild(bal_li);
             rkp_ul.appendChild(gphrase_li);
+            rkp_ul.appendChild(del_li);
             this_li.appendChild(rkp_ul);
 
 
@@ -280,3 +311,47 @@ pi_repop
         }
     }
 }
+/**
+ * get account balance of ak_... str
+ */
+async function
+pi_balance
+    (akstr : string)
+    : Promise< {ok      : true,
+                balance : number}
+             | {ok      : false,
+                reason  : string}
+             >
+{
+    let endpoint_init_url         = 'https://demonet.qpq.swiss/v2/';
+    let this_endpoint             = endpoint_init_url + '/accounts/' + akstr;
+    let input_params              = {pubkey: akstr};
+    // fetch: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/fetch
+    let response = await fetch(this_endpoint);
+    // 200 = ok
+    // 400 = pubkey malformed
+    // 404 = account dne
+    switch (response.status) {
+        case 200:
+            // unstringify the body
+            let return_data = response.json();
+            // get the balance
+            // @ts-ignore talking to foreign api
+            let balance = return_data.balance;
+            return {ok      : true,
+                    balance : balance};
+        // pubkey malformed
+        case 400:
+            return {ok     : false,
+                    reason : 'Pubkey Malformed'};
+        // account dne
+        case 404:
+            return {ok     : false,
+                    reason : 'Account does not exist yet'};
+        // wtf
+        default:
+            return {ok     : false,
+                    reason : 'Unexpected response from node'};
+    }
+}
+