---
title: "Account"
slug: "170-core-account"
updated: 2025-12-01T19:21:17Z
published: 2025-12-09T18:02:06Z
canonical: "docs.developer.comcast.com/170-core-account"
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# Account

**Account Module 1.7.0 | Core SDK**

## Usage

To use the Account module, you can import it into your project from the Firebolt SDK:

```
import { Account } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'
```

## Overview

A module for querying about the device account.

## Methods

### id

Get the platform back-office account identifier

To get the value of `id` call the method like this:

```
function id(): Promise<string>
```

Promise resolution:

Capabilities:

| Role | Capability |
| --- | --- |
| uses | xrn:firebolt:capability:account:id |

#### Examples

Default Example

JavaScript:

```
import { Account } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

let id = await Account.id()
console.log(id)
```

Value of `id`:

```
'123'
```

**JSON-RPC:**

Request:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "Account.id",
  "params": {}
}
```

Response:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "123"
}
```

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### uid

Gets a unique id for the current app & account

To get the value of `uid` call the method like this:

```
function uid(): Promise<string>
```

Promise resolution:

Capabilities:

| Role | Capability |
| --- | --- |
| uses | xrn:firebolt:capability:account:uid |

#### Examples

Getting the unique ID

JavaScript:

```
import { Account } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

let uniqueId = await Account.uid()
console.log(uniqueId)
```

Value of `uniqueId`:

```
'ee6723b8-7ab3-462c-8d93-dbf61227998e'
```

**JSON-RPC:**

Request:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "Account.uid",
  "params": {}
}
```

Response:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "ee6723b8-7ab3-462c-8d93-dbf61227998e"
}
```

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## Types