---
title: freezeBalance
---
# freezeBalance <TitleWithCodeLink2 link="freezeBalance" />

Creates a transaction that stakes TRX.

## Usage

``` javascript
const transaction = await tronWeb.transactionBuilder.freezeBalance(amount, duration, resource, ownerAddress, receiverAddress, options);
```

## Parameters
| Argument | Description | Type |
|----------|-------------|------|
|amount|Amount of TRX (in SUN) to stake.|Integer|
|duration | Length in Days to stake TRX for. Minimum of 3 days. | Integer|
|resource|Resource that you're staking TRX in order to obtain. | `BANDWIDTH` or `ENERGY` |
|ownerAddress| Optional. Address of the owner of the TRX to be staked (defaults to caller's default address).|String|
|receiverAddress| Optional. Address of other user receiving the resource.|String|
|options|Optional. Permission id for multi-signature and block header for contract block header info.                      | `{ permissionId: number, blockHeader: ... }` |

## Returns

Unsigned transaction object.

## Example

``` javascript
//example 1
await tronWeb.transactionBuilder.freezeBalance(tronWeb.toSun(100), 3, "ENERGY", "4115B95D2D2CBCE1B815BA4D2711A3BEA02CBB37F3", "4115B95D2D2CBCE1B815BA4D2711A3BEA02CBB37F3");
// output-start
{
  visible: false,
  txID: '98c21fe22afd4e0badb68f118b1598bbbdf7b7b66028146e48a351e87e3c606a',
  raw_data: {
    contract: [ [Object] ],
    ref_block_bytes: 'cce3',
    ref_block_hash: 'b356b0ba8cf551ad',
    expiration: 1581261075000,
    timestamp: 1581261017724
  },
  raw_data_hex: '0a02cce32208b356b0ba8cf551ad40b8e484d4822e5a5a080b12560a32747970652e676f6f676c65617069732e636f6d2f70726f746f636f6c2e467265657a6542616c616e6365436f6e747261637412200a154115b95d2d2cbce1b815ba4d2711a3bea02cbb37f31080c2d72f1803500170fca481d4822e'
}
// output-end

//example 2
await tronWeb.transactionBuilder.freezeBalance(tronWeb.toSun(100), 3, "ENERGY", "TBx5FQGFeLUHPFMkn3BaFxxfVwLy7ffE5k", "TBx5FQGFeLUHPFMkn3BaFxxfVwLy7ffE5k");
// output-start
{
  visible: false,
  txID: 'acd5988278e27fd5e818eab0d197e8f622c8fd9428457ec7233837a5ba40aacf',
  raw_data: {
    contract: [ [Object] ],
    ref_block_bytes: 'ccfc',
    ref_block_hash: 'e7ce28d6d85e7e0c',
    expiration: 1581261150000,
    timestamp: 1581261090636
  },
  raw_data_hex: '0a02ccfc2208e7ce28d6d85e7e0c40b0ae89d4822e5a5a080b12560a32747970652e676f6f676c65617069732e636f6d2f70726f746f636f6c2e467265657a6542616c616e6365436f6e747261637412200a154115b95d2d2cbce1b815ba4d2711a3bea02cbb37f31080c2d72f1803500170ccde85d4822e'
}
// output-end
```