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Retrieve Account Info

Retrieves account details including the current user and organization ID.

Terminal

doctl account g

doctl account g

#!/bin/bash

# Retrieve Account Info
doctl account {{[g|get]}}

import subprocess

# Retrieve Account Info
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
    cmd = [
        "doctl",
        "account",
        "g"
    ]
    
    try:
        print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print("Error: doctl not found. Please install it first.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_command()

When To Use

During a security audit to verify account access rights.

Pro Tip

Use the `--format` flag to limit output to specific fields like ID or email address for scripting.

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

Simulated preview

Output

$ doctl account get

ID: 12345678
Email: user@example.com
Status: Active

$ doctl account list

| ID        | Email              | Status  |
|-----------|--------------------|---------|
| 12345678  | user@example.com    | Active  |
| 87654321  | admin@example.com   | Active  |

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

User: user@example.com User Email

Email associated with the account.

Organization ID: 123456 Organization ID

Identifier for the organization associated with the account.

Account Status: Active Account Status

Indicates whether the account is active.

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

doctl account get --format 'json'

Retrieve account info in JSON format.

doctl account get --fields 'email'

Output only the user email.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Error: 403 Forbidden

Solution: Check user permissions; ensure your API token has adequate scopes.

Error: 500 Internal Server Error

Solution: Retry the request; if it persists, check for service outages.

Error: No such account

Solution: Verify the account details and confirm correct API token usage.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

doctl: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Doctl before the shell applies any redirect operators.
g: g|get; The value supplied for g|get.

How To Run

Execution path

Step 1
Run `doctl account get` to retrieve your account details.
Step 2
Use `doctl account list` to view all accounts associated with your API token.

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

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