---
title: "account"
description: "Manage your accounts (address, balance, keys)"
source: https://docs.genlayer.com/api-references/genlayer-cli/accounts/account
last_updated: 2026-03-27
---

# account

Manage your accounts (address, balance, keys)

### Usage

`$ genlayer account [options] [command]`

### Arguments

- `[command]`

### Options

| Short | Long | Description | Required | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | :---: | --- |
| -h | --help | display help for command | No |  |

### Subcommands

- `genlayer list` — List all accounts
- `genlayer show` — Show account details (address, balance)
- `genlayer create` — Create a new account with encrypted keystore
- `genlayer import` — Import an account from a private key or keystore
- `genlayer export` — Export an account to a keystore file
- `genlayer use` — Set the active account
- `genlayer remove` — Remove an account
- `genlayer send` — Send GEN to an address
- `genlayer unlock` — Unlock account by caching private key in OS
- `genlayer lock` — Lock account by removing private key from OS