---
title: "account use"
description: "Set the active account"
source: https://docs.genlayer.com/api-references/genlayer-cli/accounts/account/use
last_updated: 2026-03-27
---

# account use

Set the active account

### Usage

`$ genlayer account use [options] <name>`

### Arguments

- `<name>`

### Options

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