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# Get account balance

> Returns collateral balance, amount locked in open orders, and available collateral.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-spec/openapi.yaml get /balances/{account}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: United Market API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Public backend API for market data, trading, authentication, profiles,
    comments, and leaderboards.
servers:
  - url: https://api.unitedmarket.ai
    description: United Market backend
security: []
tags:
  - name: Markets
    description: >-
      Market discovery, market details, orderbooks, tickers, price history, and
      trades.
  - name: Orders
    description: Signed order submission, cancellation, order lookup, and balances.
  - name: Authentication
    description: SIWE wallet authentication.
  - name: Discovery
    description: Tags and market groups.
  - name: Social
    description: Comments, users, and leaderboard data.
  - name: Fees
    description: Effective trading fee rate per market.
  - name: Referral
    description: Referral codes, attribution, and reward summaries.
paths:
  /balances/{account}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: Get account balance
      description: >-
        Returns collateral balance, amount locked in open orders, and available
        collateral.
      operationId: getBalance
      parameters:
        - name: account
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Wallet address.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Balance returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Balance'
components:
  schemas:
    Balance:
      type: object
      properties:
        account:
          type: string
        collateral:
          type: object
          properties:
            onChain:
              type: string
            locked:
              type: string
            available:
              type: string

````