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# User Balance

**`GET /accounts/balance`**

Returns the authenticated user's current Hedera account balance.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.PROFILES_BALANCE_READ`

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## Request

No request body or parameters required.

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "balance": 9.26,
  "unit": "Hbar",
  "user": {
    "username": "example_user",
    "did": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001"
  }
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |