Account Plugin

Most Used Commands

Create a new account

hcli account create \
  --balance 1 \
  --name <account-name>

Check an account balance

hcli account balance --account myaccount

List all accounts

hcli account list

Full Command Reference

Account Create

Creates a new Hedera account.

int

required

Initial HBAR balance. Add “t” for Tinybar units
--balance 10 —> 10 HBAR
--balance 100t —> 100 Tinybars

int

The maximum number of automatic association tokens allowed
Default value set to 0

string

Key manager to use: local or local_encrypted (defaults to config setting)

string

required

Alias of the created account to be used

string(ecdsa|ed25519)

Set the default key type. Defaults to ecdsa (recommended for full usability)

string

Set the payer account, can be an account ID or alias

Account Import

Import an existing account into the CLI tool. Provide accountId:privateKey format.

string

required

Specify the private key in accountId:privateKey format (e.g., “0.0.123456:abc123...”)

string

required

Alias for the account to be used

string

Key manager to use: local or local_encrypted (defaults to config setting)

Account Balance

Retrieve the balance for an account ID or name.

string

required

Account ID, alias or name of the account present in state

Show only HBAR balance

string

Show balance for specific token ID, specify token ID or name

Display balances in raw units (tinybars for HBAR, base units for tokens)

Account List

List all accounts stored in the address book.

Include private keys reference ID in listing. This is not the actual private key!

Account View

View detailed information about an account.

string

required

View data for account ID or name of the account present in state.

Account Clear

Remove all account information from the address book.

Account Delete

Delete an account from the address book. You need to specify either name or ID to delete the account.

string

Account name to be deleted from the store.

string

Account ID to be deleted from the store.

​Most Used Commands

​Full Command Reference

Most Used Commands

Full Command Reference