ethers.js get balance returns 0

Question

I am trying to get the balanace of an address, the address I am trying to get is the pair address when liquidity is added.

I have tried using provider.getbalance shown in this answer.

This is my code

factory.on('PairCreated', async (token0, token1, pairAddress) => {
  const balance = await provider.getBalance(pairAddress);
  console.log(`
    ${token0}
    ${token1}
    ${pairAddress}
    ${balance}
  `);

This returns

0x56Ca8Df9F4A602e449265931ff2dA8210F53F230
0xbb4CdB9CBd36B01bD1cBaEBF2De08d9173bc095c
0x148818634356E6af1d4727A26b8181D7b892aA8c
0

When I check the balance of 0x148818634356E6af1d4727A26b8181D7b892aA8c on bsc scan I get 3 different tokens with different balances, but when I try through ethers it returns 0.

How could I get the tokens/balances of pairAddress (0x148818634356E6af1d4727A26b8181D7b892aA8c) using ethers.js?

Thanks for any help

You're reading the ETH balance, not the ERC-20 balance. The former is the native currency of Ethereum, the latter is a smart contract build on top. — Paul Razvan Berg, Sep 24 '21 at 18:21
Thanks for clarifiying @PaulRazvanBerg, makes sense. Do you know how I can get the ERC-20 and balances of those for an address? Thanks — Jay Williams, Sep 25 '21 at 11:23
It depends. This is sort of like asking where you can find the physical address of a restaurant. I could find it on Google Maps, on Yelp, or in private conversation with a friend on Signal. — Paul Razvan Berg, Sep 25 '21 at 15:11
I suggest you go through the Hardhat tutorial before continuing with your development. — Paul Razvan Berg, Sep 25 '21 at 15:12

ethers.js get balance returns 0

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