---
title: "Get account by its address"
method: GET
path: "/{ledger}/accounts/{address}"
tags: ["ledger.v1"]
---

# Get account by its address

`GET /{ledger}/accounts/{address}`

## Path parameters

- `ledger` string, required
- `address` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- AccountResponse
  - `data` AccountWithVolumesAndBalances, required — An account together with its volumes and net balances per asset
    - `address` string, required — The account address, a colon-separated segmented path such as users:001
    - `type` string — Free-form classification of the account
    - `metadata` object — Arbitrary key/value pairs attached to the account
    - `volumes` Volumes — Volumes per asset for a single account
    - `balances` object — Net balance per asset, equal to input minus output

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

---

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