---
title: Check a wallet
description: Find out whether a number is an active wallet, and whose it is.
api: GET /accounts/{provider}/{phone}
---

See [Wallet checks and balances](/docs/guides/wallet-checks).

- **`provider`** · path · `string` · required · default `momo`

  Provider to check with.

- **`phone`** · path · `string` · required

  The number to check.

- **`account`** · query · `string` · default `collection`

  `collection` or `disbursement`: which of your accounts makes the check. Use `disbursement` before a payout.

## Response

- **`provider`** · `string` · required

  The provider checked.

- **`phone_number`** · `string` · required

  The number in canonical form.

- **`active`** · `boolean` · required

  Whether it's a registered, active wallet.

- **`name`** · `string`

  The owner's name. Only when `active` is true and the provider returned it.

```json 200
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "",
  "data": { "provider": "momo", "phone_number": "26878123456", "active": true, "name": "Sipho Dlamini" }
}
```