--- title: Get Account Bad Debt --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api) [Billing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/billing) [Bad Debt](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/billing/subresources/bad_debt) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Get Account Bad Debt GET/accounts/{account\_id}/billing/bad-debt Gets bad debt information for an account, including outstanding invoices and total debt amount. ##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: string Identifier maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.bad_debt%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url: optional string Link to this property

source: optional object {pointer }

pointer: optional string Link to this property

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result: object {already\_paid, bad\_debt\_status, invoices, total\_debt\_amount }

already\_paid: optional number Amount already paid towards the debt. Link to this property bad\_debt\_status: optional string The current bad debt status of the account. Link to this property

invoices: optional array of object {id, action, amount, 12 more } List of outstanding invoices contributing to bad debt.

id: optional string Billing history item identifier. Link to this property action: optional string The billing item action. Link to this property amount: optional number The amount associated with this billing item. Link to this property amount\_to\_pay: optional number The amount remaining to pay. Link to this property currency: optional string The currency of the billing item. Link to this property description: optional string The billing item description. Link to this property external\_invoice\_id: optional string The external invoice identifier. Link to this property hosted\_invoice\_url: optional string URL to the hosted invoice. Link to this property invoice\_id: optional string The associated invoice identifier. Link to this property occurred\_at: optional string When the billing event occurred. formatdate-time Link to this property receipt\_id: optional string The associated receipt identifier. Link to this property source: optional string The source of the billing item. Link to this property source\_invoice\_id: optional string The source invoice identifier. Link to this property status: optional string The status of the billing item. Link to this property type: optional string The billing item type. Link to this property

Link to this property total\_debt\_amount: optional number Total outstanding debt amount. Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.bad_debt%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>) success: true Whether the API call was successful [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.bad_debt%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>) ### Get Account Bad Debt HTTP HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/billing/bad-debt \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" ``` 200 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "messages": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "result": { "already_paid": 0, "bad_debt_status": "active", "invoices": [ { "id": "b69a9f3492637782896352daae219e7d", "action": "subscription", "amount": 20.99, "amount_to_pay": 0, "currency": "USD", "description": "The billing item description", "external_invoice_id": "external_invoice_id", "hosted_invoice_url": "hosted_invoice_url", "invoice_id": "invoice_id", "occurred_at": "2014-03-01T12:21:59.3456Z", "receipt_id": "receipt_id", "source": "source", "source_invoice_id": "source_invoice_id", "status": "status", "type": "charge" } ], "total_debt_amount": 20.99 }, "success": true } ``` ##### Returns Examples 200 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "messages": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "result": { "already_paid": 0, "bad_debt_status": "active", "invoices": [ { "id": "b69a9f3492637782896352daae219e7d", "action": "subscription", "amount": 20.99, "amount_to_pay": 0, "currency": "USD", "description": "The billing item description", "external_invoice_id": "external_invoice_id", "hosted_invoice_url": "hosted_invoice_url", "invoice_id": "invoice_id", "occurred_at": "2014-03-01T12:21:59.3456Z", "receipt_id": "receipt_id", "source": "source", "source_invoice_id": "source_invoice_id", "status": "status", "type": "charge" } ], "total_debt_amount": 20.99 }, "success": true } ```