---
title: "View balance"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/finance/view-balance.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/finance/balance"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/finance/balance"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/finance/balance`

Use this endpoint to view the current balance of your account.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X GET \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/finance/balance \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/finance/balance"

payload = ""
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("GET", url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/finance/balance"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/finance/balance',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' } };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


**200 OK (Negative balance limit)**

```json
{
    "balance": "454.00",
    "currency": "USD",
    "unpaid_invoice_balance": "0.00",
    "negative_balance_limit": "2000.00",
    "used_credit_from_other_containers": "0.00",
    "total_available_funds": "2454.00"
}
```

**200 OK (Unlimited negative balance)**

```json
{
    "balance": "-1000.70",
    "currency": "USD",
    "unpaid_invoice_balance": "0.00",
    "used_credit_from_other_containers": "0.00",
    "unlimited_negative_balance": true
}
```


## URL query strings


> **Important**
>
> The `container_id` URL query string is required if your account contains more than one division.


<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>container_id</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Filter results to the specified container.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>balance</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Current account balance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>currency</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Currency code for monetary values in this response.<br>Possible values: See Glossary - DigiCert currencies</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>unpaid_invoice_balance</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Amount owed for unpaid invoices.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>negative_balance_limit</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Amount the account balance can go into the negative. Not returned if unlimited_negative_balance is true.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>total_available_funds</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Total funds available for future purchases charged to the account balance. Calculated as <code>balance</code> + <code>negative_balance_limit</code> - <code>unpaid_invoice_balance</code> - <code>used_credit_from_other_containers</code>. Not returned if unlimited_negative_balance is true.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>used_credit_from_other_containers</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Total amount owed by other divisions in the account, for accounts with separate division funds enabled.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>unlimited_negative_balance</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, the account has no negative balance limit. Not returned if false.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>