> ## Documentation Index
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# Account Plugin

## Most Used Commands

**Create a new account**

```sh theme={null}
hcli account create \
  --balance 1 \
  --name <account-name>
```

**Check an account balance**

```sh theme={null}
hcli account balance --account myaccount
```

**List all accounts**

```sh theme={null}
hcli account list
```

## Full Command Reference

<Accordion title="Account Create">
  Creates a new Hedera account.

  <ResponseField name="-b, --balance" type="int" required>
    Initial HBAR balance. Add "t" for Tinybar units <br />
    `--balance 10`   --> 10 HBAR <br />
    `--balance 100t` --> 100 Tinybars
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-a, --auto-associations" type="int">
    The maximum number of automatic association tokens allowed <br />
    Default value set to 0
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-k, --key-manager" type="string">
    Key manager to use: `local` or `local_encrypted` (defaults to config setting) <br />
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-n, --name" type="string" required>
    Alias of the created account to be used <br />
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-t, --key-type" type="string(ecdsa|ed25519)">
    Set the default key type. Defaults to ecdsa (recommended for full usability) <br />
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-p, --payer" type="string">
    Set the payer account, can be an account ID or alias
  </ResponseField>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Account Import">
  Import an existing account into the CLI tool. Provide `accountId:privateKey` format.

  <ResponseField name="-K, --key" type="string" required>
    Specify the private key in `accountId:privateKey` format (e.g., "`0.0.123456:abc123...`")
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-n, --name" type="string" required>
    Alias for the account to be used
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-k, --key-manager" type="string">
    Key manager to use: `local` or `local_encrypted` (defaults to config setting) <br />
  </ResponseField>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Account Balance">
  Retrieve the balance for an account ID or name.

  <ResponseField name="-a, --account" type="string" required>
    Account ID, alias or name of the account present in state
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-H, --hbar-only">
    Show only HBAR balance
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-t, --token" type="string">
    Show balance for specific token ID, specify token ID or name
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-r, --raw">
    Display balances in raw units (tinybars for HBAR, base units for tokens)
  </ResponseField>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Account List">
  List all accounts stored in the address book.

  <ResponseField name="-p, --private">
    Include private keys reference ID in listing. This is not the actual private key!
  </ResponseField>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Account View">
  View detailed information about an account.

  <ResponseField name="-a, --account" type="string" required>
    View data for account ID or name of the account present in state.
  </ResponseField>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Account Clear">
  Remove all account information from the address book.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Account Delete">
  Delete an account from the address book. You need to specify either name or ID to delete the account.

  <ResponseField name="-n, --name" type="string">
    Account name to be deleted from the store.
  </ResponseField>

  <ResponseField name="-i, --id" type="string">
    Account ID to be deleted from the store.
  </ResponseField>
</Accordion>