---
title: "Get a spending space"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/account/{accountUid}/spaces/spending/{spaceUid}"
tags: ["Spaces"]
---

# Get a spending space

`GET /api/v2/account/{accountUid}/spaces/spending/{spaceUid}`

## Path parameters

- `accountUid` string, uuid, required
- `spaceUid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- SpendingSpace
  - `spaceUid` string, uuid, required — SpendingSpaceUid
  - `name` string, required — Name of the space
  - `balance` CurrencyAndAmount, required — Representation of money
    - `currency` string, required — ISO-4217 3 character currency code
    - `minorUnits` integer, required — Amount in the minor units of the given currency; eg pence in GBP, cents in EUR
  - `cardAssociationUid` string, uuid — Card Association Uid
  - `sortOrder` integer — Sort Order
  - `spendingSpaceType` 'SHOPPING' | 'CHILDCARE' | 'HELPING_OUT' | 'YOUNG_PERSON' | 'EXPENSE' | 'SPARE_CARD' | 'CHILDCARE_V2' | 'SHOPPING_V2' | 'SPARE', required — Spending Space Type. From 2026-10-19, SHOPPING, CHILDCARE and HELPING_OUT are replaced by CONNECTED, and YOUNG_PERSON is replaced by U16. SPARE_CARD, CHILDCARE_V2 and SHOPPING_V2 are removed on the same date (not currently returned). EXPENSE is unaffected.
  - `state` 'CREATING' | 'ACTIVE' | 'ARCHIVING' | 'ARCHIVED' | 'RESTORING' | 'PENDING', required — The state of the spending space

## Other responses

- `4xx` — Client error. See [API status codes](#api-status-codes-1) for more details.
- `5xx` — Server error. See [API status codes](#api-status-codes-1) for more details.

---

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