# createAmountFromBalance · FT4 TypeScript client · Chromia Docs (concept)

> createAmountFromBalance(num: bigint, decimals?: number): Amount Returns a new asset amount. Parameters num: bigint The desired value for the amount, specif

Source: https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/functions/asset.createAmountFromBalance/

Function

# createAmountFromBalance

* ```signature
  createAmountFromBalance(num: bigint, decimals?: number): Amount
  ```

  Returns a new asset amount.

  #### Parameters

  + num: bigint

    The desired value for the amount, specified as smallest divisor.
  + `Optional`decimals: number

    The desired number of decimal digits.

  #### Returns [Amount](https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/interfaces/asset.Amount/)

  An asset amount with the specified value, and a decimal point added to it if needed.
  In this function, 1 is always the smallest non-zero amount that can be represented.
  If you want to convert user input to amounts, you'll probably want to use createAmount
  instead.

  #### Example

  TypeScript

  ```
  createAmountFromBalance(1, 2) // returns 0.01
  createAmountFromBalance(100, 2) // returns 1.00
  ```

[View this page on docs.chromia.com](https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/functions/asset.createAmountFromBalance.html)Generated API reference, mirrored from the live docs