---
title: "Get Balance"
method: GET
path: "/portfolio/balance"
tags: ["portfolio"]
---

# Get Balance

`GET /portfolio/balance`

Endpoint for getting the balance and portfolio value of a member. By default the returned balance is the primary account's available balance. Pass a non-zero `subaccount` to fetch that subaccount's balance on a specific exchange index instead (`exchange_index`, defaulting to 0). When `subaccount` is omitted or 0, `exchange_index` has no effect. This endpoint also accepts API keys with the 'read::portfolio_balance' scope.

## Query parameters

- `subaccount` integer
- `exchange_index` integer — Identifier for an exchange shard. Defaults to 0 if unspecified.

## Response `200`

Balance retrieved successfully

- GetBalanceResponse
  - `balance` integer, required — Member's available balance in cents. This represents the amount available for trading.
  - `balance_dollars` string, required — US dollar amount as a fixed-point decimal string with up to 6 decimal places of precision. This is the maximum supported precision; valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.
  - `portfolio_value` integer, required — Member's portfolio value in cents. This is the current value of all positions held.
  - `updated_ts` integer, required — Unix timestamp of the last update to the balance.
  - `balance_breakdown` IndexedBalance[] — User balance breakdown per exchange instance, omitted only when using a subaccount-restricted API key.
    - `exchange_index` integer, required — Identifier for an exchange shard. Defaults to 0 if unspecified.
    - `balance` string, required — US dollar amount as a fixed-point decimal string with up to 6 decimal places of precision. This is the maximum supported precision; valid quote intervals for a given market are constrained by that market's price level structure.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - authentication required
- `500` — Internal server error

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