Account

The 0G Compute Network uses a unified account system for managing funds across services. This guide covers how to manage your accounts using different interfaces: Web UI, CLI, and SDK.

Overview

The account system provides a secure and flexible way to manage funds across different AI service providers.

Account Structure

• Main Account: Your primary wallet where funds are deposited. All deposits go here first, and you can withdraw funds from here back to your wallet.
• Sub-Accounts: Provider-specific accounts created automatically when you transfer funds to a provider. Each provider has a separate sub-account where funds are locked for their specific services.

Fund Flow

1. Deposit: Transfer funds from your wallet to your Main Account
2. Transfer: Move funds from Main Account to Provider Sub-Accounts
3. Usage: Provider deducts from Sub-Account for services rendered
4. Refund Request: Initiate refund from Sub-Account (enters 24-hour lock period)
5. Complete Refund: After lock period expires, call retrieve-fund again to complete transfer back to Main Account
6. Withdraw: Transfer funds from Main Account back to your wallet

Security Features

• 24-hour lock period for refunds to protect providers from abuse
• Single-use authentication for each request to prevent replay attacks
• On-chain verification for all transactions ensuring transparency
• Provider acknowledgment required before first use of services

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 22.0.0
• A wallet with 0G tokens (for testnet or mainnet)
• EVM compatible wallet (for Web UI)

Choose Your Interface

Feature	Web UI	CLI	SDK
Setup time	~1 min	~2 min	~5 min
Visual dashboard	✅	❌	❌
Automation	❌	✅	✅
App integration	❌	❌	✅

Web UI

Best for: Quick account management with visual dashboard

Installation

pnpm add @0glabs/0g-serving-broker -g

Launch Web UI

0g-compute-cli ui start-web

Access the Web UI at http://localhost:3090/wallet where you can:

• View your account balance in real-time
• Deposit funds directly from your connected wallet
• Transfer funds to provider sub-accounts
• Monitor spending and usage
• Request refunds with a visual interface

CLI

Best for: Automation, scripting, and server environments

Installation

pnpm add @0glabs/0g-serving-broker -g

Setup Environment

Choose Network

0g-compute-cli setup-network

Login with Wallet

Enter your wallet private key when prompted. This will be used for account management and service payments.

0g-compute-cli login

CLI Commands

Deposit Funds

Add funds to your main account:

0g-compute-cli deposit --amount 10

Check Balance

View your account overview:

0g-compute-cli get-account

Example output:

Overview
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Balance                                          │ Value (0G)                                          │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Total                                            │ 8.822778129999999663                                │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Locked (transferred to sub-accounts)             │ 8.257334240000000491                                │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Available for transfer to sub-accounts           │ 0.265443889999999960                                │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘


Inference sub-accounts
┌────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Provider               │ Balance (0G)                 │ Requested Return to Main Account (0G)          │
├────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x924A2c71...          │ 3.257334240000000047         │ 0.000000000000000000                           │
├────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x960E74Fc...          │ 3.000000000000000000         │ 3.000000000000000000                           │
├────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x4f371f6e...          │ 3.299999999999999822         │ 0.000000000000000000                           │
└────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Transfer to Provider

Before using a provider's service, transfer funds to their sub-account:

0g-compute-cli transfer-fund --provider <PROVIDER_ADDRESS> --amount 5

Request Refund

Withdraw unused funds from sub-accounts back to main account:

0g-compute-cli retrieve-fund

Note: Refunds have a 24-hour lock period for security. After the lock period expires, you need to call this function again to complete the refund and transfer the funds back to your main account. You can check the remaining lock time using the get-sub-account command:

0g-compute-cli get-sub-account --provider <PROVIDER_ADDRESS>

Example output showing refund details:

Details of Each Amount Applied for Return to Main Account
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Amount (0G)                                      │ Remaining Locked Time                            │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0.099785050000000000                             │ 23h 43min 15s                                    │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Withdraw to Wallet

Withdraw funds from main account to your wallet:

0g-compute-cli refund --amount 5

SDK

Best for: Application integration and programmatic access

Installation

pnpm add @0glabs/0g-serving-broker

Initialize Broker

import { ethers } from "ethers";
import { createZGComputeNetworkBroker } from "@0glabs/0g-serving-broker";

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://evmrpc-testnet.0g.ai");
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);
const broker = await createZGComputeNetworkBroker(wallet);

Check Account Balance

const account = await broker.ledger.getLedger();
console.log(`Total Balance: ${ethers.formatEther(account.totalBalance)} 0G`);
console.log(`Available: ${ethers.formatEther(account.availableBalance)} 0G`);

Deposit Funds

await broker.ledger.depositFund(10); // Deposit 10 0G

Transfer to Provider

const providerAddress = "<PROVIDER_ADDRESS>";
const amount = ethers.parseEther("5"); // 5 0G
await broker.ledger.transferFund(providerAddress, "inference", amount);

Check Sub-Account Details

const [subAccount, refunds] = await broker.inference.getAccountWithDetail(providerAddress);
console.log(`Sub-account balance: ${ethers.formatEther(subAccount.balance)} 0G`);

const { account: subAccount, refunds } = await broker.fineTuning.getAccountWithDetail(providerAddress);
console.log(`Sub-account balance: ${ethers.formatEther(subAccount.balance)} 0G`);

Request Refund

await broker.ledger.retrieveFund("inference");
await broker.ledger.retrieveFund("fine-tuning");

Withdraw to Wallet

await broker.ledger.refund(5); // Withdraw 5 0G

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Best Practices

For Inference Services

1. Deposit enough funds for expected usage
2. Transfer funds to providers you plan to use frequently
3. Keep some balance in sub-accounts for better response times
4. Monitor usage regularly

For Fine-tuning Services

1. Calculate dataset size before transferring funds
2. Transfer enough to cover the entire training job
3. Request refunds for unused funds after job completion

Troubleshooting

Insufficient Balance Error

Check which account needs funds:

• Main account: Use deposit
• Sub-account: Use transfer-fund

# Check all balances
0g-compute-cli get-account

# Deposit to main account if needed
0g-compute-cli deposit --amount 10

# Transfer to provider if needed
0g-compute-cli transfer-fund --provider <ADDRESS> --amount 5

Refund Not Available

Refunds have a 24-hour lock period. After the lock period expires, you need to call the retrieve-fund function again to complete the refund. Check the status:

0g-compute-cli get-sub-account --provider <PROVIDER_ADDRESS>

Look for "Remaining Locked Time" in the output.

Transaction Failed

Common causes:

1. Network issues - Check your RPC endpoint
2. Gas price too low - Increase gas price
3. Insufficient gas - Ensure wallet has enough for gas fees

# Specify custom gas price
0g-compute-cli deposit --amount 10 --gas-price 20000000000

Related Documentation

• Inference Services - Using AI inference with your funded accounts
• Fine-tuning Services - Training custom models with your funded accounts