diff --git a/jrx/src/popup.ts b/jrx/src/popup.ts
index 74d0efa..dc49e58 100644
--- a/jrx/src/popup.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/popup.ts
@@ -89,24 +89,58 @@ pi_repop
     if (akstrs_empty)
         document.getElementById('no-keypairs')!.hidden = false;
     // if the keypairs are not empty
-    else {
+    else
+    {
         // hide the "no keypairs" paragraph
         document.getElementById('no-keypairs')!.hidden = true;
         // for each keypair
         // each one of these is an ak_... string
-        for (let this_akstr of akstrs) {
+        for (let this_akstr of akstrs)
+        {
             // make an li
             let this_li = document.createElement('li');
             // shorten akstr
             let this_shakstr = pi_shakstr(this_akstr);
             // make inner text the key
             this_li.innerHTML = this_shakstr;
+
+            // // balance
+            // // add a br
+            // let br = document.createElement('br');
+            // this_li.appendChild(br);
+
+            // // add balance
+            // this_li.innerHTML += 'Balance: ';
+            // let maybe_balance = await pi_balance(this_akstr);
+            // // if there is a balance, show it in green
+            // if (maybe_balance.ok)
+            // {
+            //     let greentext         = document.createElement('span');
+            //     greentext.style.color = 'green';
+            //     // @ts-ignore fuck off i know what i'm doing
+            //     greentext.innerHTML   = '' + maybe_balance.balance;
+
+            //     this_li.appendChild(greentext);
+            // }
+            // // if not, show reason and make it red
+            // else
+            // {
+            //     let redtext         = document.createElement('span');
+            //     redtext.style.color = 'red';
+            //     // @ts-ignore fuck off i know what i'm doing
+            //     redtext.innerHTML   = '' + maybe_balance.reason;
+
+            //     this_li.appendChild(redtext);
+            // }
+
             // add it to the list
             pubkeys_ul.appendChild(this_li);
         }
     }
 }
 
+
+
 /**
  * shorten the ak_... str
  */
@@ -118,3 +152,49 @@ pi_shakstr
     console.log('popup shakstr');
     return akstr.slice(0, 10) + '...';
 }
+
+
+
+/**
+ * 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         = 'http://demonet.qpq.swiss:3013';
+    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 DNE'};
+        // wtf
+        default:
+            return {ok     : false,
+                    reason : 'Unexpected response from node'};
+    }
+}