<p>I just tried the faucet and received the 1,000 tADA after about 4 minutes.</p>
<p>You can check the testnet explorer for your initial attempt to see what it says: <a href="https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en</a></p>
<p>What is your test address, I'll send you the 1,000 tADA.</p>
<p><strong>Edit</strong> (for others that end up on this page)</p>
<p>Ensure you are fully synced, check with:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic 1097911063</p>
</blockquote>

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addr_test1qzfdl3vkyjemg28jfnewsd4qldhemrnrl5np268dswzeaehavclrvqjk72kgfpfs567zpp2r9klu6hkhwynrgjdyr0lq2fpzgv
phillip8
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Explorer shows two transactions but still no balance locally. Not sure if I'm supposed to install the wallet or if just running the node and cli is enough.
phillip8
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Ok it sounds like a local sync issue. Can you run `cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic 1097911063` to see if you're local storage is fully synced.
MC_Brisbane - JUST Pool
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Also, check your node log file for any issues/errors.
MC_Brisbane - JUST Pool
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`{
    "era": "Alonzo",
    "syncProgress": "91.73",
    "hash": "40f26cdcfff0319d11f3eacb0fb7230fcbf5694afc85499188178229cf87264e",
    "epoch": 178,
    "slot": 46727389,
    "block": 3202975
}`

Guess I'm not fully synced yet though the stdout messages don't have any 'progress bars' or anything.
phillip8
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It's progressing but very slowly so I think something's off.
phillip8
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Ok, only 91% synced (syncProgress). Also use https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en.html to see the latest SLOT and BLOCK values, and compare to your values. Once synced you'll see your trxs and balance.
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MC_Brisbane - JUST Pool
<pre><code>cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic 1097911063
</code></pre>
<p>showed that it wasn't fully-synced yet.</p>

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I am tempted to delete this answer as it is more a hint than an explanation.  The guidelines in [answer] will help improve your answers.
gRebel
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phillip8
<p>I'm following the <a href="https://developers.cardano.org/docs/stake-pool-course/handbook/keys-addresses" rel="nofollow noreferrer">docs</a> and ran:</p>
<pre><code>cardano-cli query utxo \
    --address $(cat payment.addr) \
    --testnet-magic 1097911063
</code></pre>
<p>and it shows my address but no tAda several minutes after requesting from <a href="https://testnets.cardano.org/en/testnets/cardano/tools/faucet/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> faucet. My testnet is synced and I'm doing this from Debian 11. It wasn't fully synced yet; that was the problem.</p>

<testnet><documentation><cardano-faucet>
No tAda after requesting from faucet
# No tAda after requesting from faucet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-23)

I'm following the docs and ran:
cardano-cli query utxo \
    --address $(cat payment.addr) \
    --testnet-magic 1097911063

and it shows my address but no tAda several minutes after requesting from this faucet. My testnet is synced and I'm doing this from Debian 11. It wasn't fully synced yet; that was the problem.

**Tags:** testnet, documentation, cardano-faucet

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-23. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

I just tried the faucet and received the 1,000 tADA after about 4 minutes.

You can check the testnet explorer for your initial attempt to see what it says: <https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en>

What is your test address, I'll send you the 1,000 tADA.

**Edit** (for others that end up on this page)

Ensure you are fully synced, check with:

> cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic 1097911063

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: addr_test1qzfdl3vkyjemg28jfnewsd4qldhemrnrl5np268dswzeaehavclrvqjk72kgfpfs567zpp2r9klu6hkhwynrgjdyr0lq2fpzgv  
> **username_0**: Explorer shows two transactions but still no balance locally. Not sure if I'm supposed to install the wallet or if just running the node and cli is enough.  
> **username_1**: Ok it sounds like a local sync issue. Can you run `cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic 1097911063` to see if you're local storage is fully synced.  
> **username_1**: Also, check your node log file for any issues/errors.  
> **username_0**: `{     "era": "Alonzo",     "syncProgress": "91.73",     "hash": "40f26cdcfff0319d11f3eacb0fb7230fcbf5694afc85499188178229cf87264e",     "epoch": 178,     "slot": 46727389,     "block": 3202975 }`  Guess I'm not fully synced yet though the stdout messages don't have any 'progress bars' or anything.  
> **username_0**: It's progressing but very slowly so I think something's off.  
> **username_1**: Ok, only 91% synced (syncProgress). Also use https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en.html to see the latest SLOT and BLOCK values, and compare to your values. Once synced you'll see your trxs and balance.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2022-03-24. Score: 0

cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic 1097911063

showed that it wasn't fully-synced yet.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I am tempted to delete this answer as it is more a hint than an explanation.  The guidelines in [answer] will help improve your answers.  

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