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# Retrieve account information

In this tutorial, you will learn how to retrieve a list of consented accounts and their details using the J.P. Morgan Business Direct Connect API. By the end, you will know how to:

- Retrieve a list of accounts.

- Retrieve account details, such as balances, for each account.

## Before you begin

To use this capability, you will need to have:

- Complete onboarding and get client credentials.

- Complete the consent flow and get a valid access token.

## Send a request

To retrieve a list of consented accounts and their details, you can use either of the following call sequences:

### Call sequence 1: Lightweight account list, then details per account

- Retrieve a list of accounts: Send a GET request to the /accounts endpoint, setting the resultType parameter to lightweight (or omit the parameter, as it defaults to lightweight). This returns a list of accounts with their associated descriptors.

- Fetch account details: For each account, send a GET request to the /accounts/{accountId} endpoint to retrieve detailed information, such as balances.

### Call sequence 2: Retrieve all account details at once

- Send a GET request to the /accounts endpoint, setting the resultType parameter to details. This returns a full list of accounts with associated details, such as balances.

> The second call sequence (resultType=details) may be slower and is best used when the number of accounts is low and balances are refreshed on each call, such as after an overnight refresh. If balances are reported on a prior day basis, repeatedly invoking the details call does not provide additional data and should be avoided.
> 

## Request and response details

A successful response will return a list of accounts and, depending on the call sequence, either account descriptors or full account details. For details on required and optional parameters, error codes, response formats, and request and response examples, refer to the [API specification](/api/treasury/jp-morgan-business-direct-connect/j-p-morgan-direct-connect).