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# Retrieve an Account

Retrieves an account.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl https://api.chargeapi.co/v1/accounts/acct_cdxZGYZlXIlJYGA3TaAkXFI2YnUXR6Bv \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ch_sk_test_..."
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
      "id": "acct_cdxZGYZlXIlJYGA3TaAkXFI2YnUXR6Bv",
      "object": "account",
      "billing_details": {
          "billing_address": {
              "city": "Paris",
              "country": "FR",
              "line1": "10 Rue de la Paix",
              "line2": "Batiment A",
              "postal_code": "75002",
              "state": "Ile-de-France"
          }
      },
      "business_type": null,
      "contact": {
          "email": "example@example.com",
          "name": "Example",
          "phone": "+33189000010"
      },
      "created": "2026-04-01T00:32:04.021Z",
      "default_currency": "eur",
      "description": null,
      "email": "example@example.com",
      "metadata": {},
      "metric_system": "metric",
      "name": "Example Account",
      "plan": "professional",
      "preferences": {
          "billing_cycle": "monthly",
          "default_currency": "eur",
          "default_payment_method": null,
          "notifications": true,
          "report_frequency": "weekly",
          "reporting_enabled": true
      },
      "registration_number": null,
      "status": "active",
      "type": "business",
      "updated": "2026-04-01T02:31:57.659Z",
      "wallet_balance": 42850
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Parameters

No parameters.

## Returns

Returns the account.