# status
> Reference for motherduck status, which reports authentication state, token source, account, and duckling size.
Show authentication state, account, and duckling size.

## Usage

```bash
motherduck status [options]
```

## Examples

```bash
motherduck status
motherduck status -o json
```

## Output

Reports whether you're authenticated, which credential the CLI used, the
account and organization it belongs to, and the duckling size.

The credential source is worth reading first. The CLI prefers
`MOTHERDUCK_TOKEN` over the saved token, so when a command touches an account
you didn't expect, that's where to look.

On an organization created by [`new`](./new.md) and not yet claimed, the claim
URL and the time left appear as well, for as long as the claim is valid.

## Related

- [`login`](./login.md) and [`logout`](./logout.md)
- [`new claim`](./new.md#motherduck-new-claim) reprints the claim URL
- [Authentication](/getting-started/interfaces/motherduck-cli/authentication/)


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