---
title: "Retrieve the historical balances for an account"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{accountId}/balances"
tags: ["accounts"]
---

# Retrieve the historical balances for an account

`GET /accounts/{accountId}/balances`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.moneyhub.co.uk/v3`
- URL: `https://api.moneyhub.co.uk/v3/accounts/{accountId}/balances`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Requires **accounts:read** scope.

## Path parameters

- `accountId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Successful Balances Response

- object
  - `data` Balance[]
    - `amount` object, required
      - `value` integer, required: The value of the balance in minor units of the currency, eg. pennies for GBP.
      - `majorUnits` integer: The major units of the value, based on the values currency, eg. pounds for GBP.
      - `minorUnits` integer: The minor units of the value, based on the values currency, eg. pennies for GBP.
      - `currency` string, required: The currency of the balance taken from the account
    - `date` string, date, required: The date of the balance
    - `type` 'ClosingAvailable' | 'ClosingBooked' | 'ClosingCleared' | 'Expected' | 'ForwardAvailable' | 'Information' | 'InterimAvailable' | 'InterimBooked' | 'InterimCleared' | 'OpeningAvailable' | 'OpeningBooked' | 'OpeningCleared' | 'PreviouslyClosedBooked': The type of balance as returned by the banking provider. This field is only available for open banking connections. More information can be found [here](https://docs.moneyhubenterprise.com/docs/balance-types)
  - `links` Links
    - `next` string, uri: The url to retrieve the next page of results from
    - `prev` string, uri: The url to retrieve the previous page of results from
    - `self` string, uri, required: The url of the current resource(s)
  - `meta` object

## Other responses

- `401`: Unsuccessful Response - Not authorised - Missing authorization header - Invalid access Token
- `403`: Unsuccessful Response - Forbidden - Invalid scopes
- `404`: Unsuccessful Response - Resource Not found

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/moneyhubenterprise/apis/moneyhub-data-api-v3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/moneyhubenterprise/apis/moneyhub-data-api-v3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/moneyhubenterprise/apis/moneyhub-data-api-v3/revisions/2e08b5dbee56?raw)