doctl-balance
retrieve DigitalOcean account billing balance
TLDR
Get account balance
SYNOPSIS
doctl balance command [options]
DESCRIPTION
doctl balance retrieves billing balance information for your DigitalOcean account. It shows the current balance, month-to-date usage, and account balance as of the last invoice.
The command provides a quick way to check spending and remaining credits without accessing the web console. This is useful for monitoring costs in automated workflows or scripts.
Balance information includes prepaid credits, current usage, and any outstanding charges.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
Operation: get.get
Retrieve current account balance.--output FORMAT
Output format: text, json.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Balance updates may have slight delay. Does not show detailed cost breakdown. Requires account with billing access.
HISTORY
doctl balance is part of the doctl CLI, providing programmatic access to DigitalOcean billing information for account monitoring and cost management.
SEE ALSO
doctl(1), doctl-auth(1)
