---
title: snrd genesis add-genesis-account
description: Add a genesis account to genesis.json. The provided account must specify
---

# snrd genesis add-genesis-account

Add a genesis account to genesis.json. The provided account must specify

## Usage

```shell
snrd genesis add-genesis-account [address_or_key_name] [coin][,[coin]] [flags]
```

## Flags

<ParamField path="append" type="string">
  the coins to an account already in the genesis.json file
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="grpc-addr" type="string">
  the gRPC endpoint to use for this chain
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="grpc-insecure" type="string">
  gRPC over insecure channels, if not the server must use TLS
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="height" type="integer">
  Use a specific height to query state at (this can error if the node is pruning state)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="help" type="string">
  for add-genesis-account
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="home" type="string" default="/Users/prad/.sonr">
  The application home directory
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="keyring-backend" type="string" default="os">
  Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="module-name" type="string">
  module account name
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="node" type="string" default="tcp://localhost:26657">
  &lt;host&gt;:&lt;port&gt; to CometBFT RPC interface for this chain
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="output" type="string" default="text">
  Output format (text|json)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="vesting-amount" type="string">
  amount of coins for vesting accounts
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="vesting-end-time" type="integer">
  schedule end time (unix epoch) for vesting accounts
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="vesting-start-time" type="integer">
  schedule start time (unix epoch) for vesting accounts
</ParamField>

## Global Flags

<ParamField path="broadcast-mode" type="string" default="sync">
  Transaction broadcasting mode (sync|async)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="chain-id" type="string">
  Specify Chain ID for sending Tx
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="fees" type="string">
  Fees to pay along with transaction; eg: 10aatom
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="from" type="string">
  Name or address of private key with which to sign
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="gas-adjustment" type="float" default="1">
  adjustment factor to be multiplied against the estimate returned by the tx simulation; if the gas limit is set manually this flag is ignored
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="gas-prices" type="string">
  Gas prices to determine the transaction fee (e.g. 10aatom)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_format" type="string" default="plain">
  The logging format (json|plain)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_level" type="string" default="info">
  The logging level (trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|panic|disabled or '*:&lt;level&gt;,&lt;key&gt;:&lt;level&gt;')
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_no_color" type="string">
  colored logs
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="trace" type="string">
  out full stack trace on errors
</ParamField>

## Examples

### Add account with initial coins

```shell
snrd genesis add-genesis-account alice 1000000snr
```

## See Also

- [snrd genesis](./snrd_genesis.mdx) - Parent command