diff --git a/pyspw/api.py b/pyspw/api.py
index 0ce7d87..d96da85 100644
--- a/pyspw/api.py
+++ b/pyspw/api.py
@@ -243,3 +243,6 @@ class sp_api_base:
                 raise err.BadParameter(f'Missing parameter {error}')
 
             time.sleep(request_delay)
+
+    def get_balance(self) -> int:
+        return self.__get('/card').json()['balance']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6665c79..cde46cd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ requires = ['requests==2.28.1']
 
 setup(
     name='Py-SPW',
-    version='1.1',
+    version='1.2',
     packages=['pyspw'],
     url='https://github.com/teleport2/Py-SPW',
     license='MIT License',