diff --git a/backend/api/account/accountController.js b/backend/api/account/accountController.js
index 7c35930..074f6f1 100644
--- a/backend/api/account/accountController.js
+++ b/backend/api/account/accountController.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ const accountService = require('./accountService');
 
 const getAccountAllowance = async (req, res) => {
     try {
-        const username = req.body.username;
-        const response = await accountService.getAccountAllowance(username);
-        debug.info(`Account Allowance Response: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
+        // TODO: Input verification logic?
+        const accountName = req.params.username;
+        const response = await accountService.getAccountAllowance(accountName);
+        debug.info(`Response for getting an account's allowance: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
+
         if (!response.success) res.status(500).json(response);
         else res.status(200).json(response);
-
     } catch (error) {
         debug.error(error.stack);
         res.status(500).json({ message: error.message, error: error.stack });
diff --git a/backend/api/account/accountService.js b/backend/api/account/accountService.js
index 43c6b5c..636ab81 100644
--- a/backend/api/account/accountService.js
+++ b/backend/api/account/accountService.js
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@ const collection = require('../../db/collection');
 const DOC_NAME = 'nicks-family';
 const MEMBERS_SUBCOLLECTION_NAME = 'members';
 
-const getAccountAllowance = async (username) => {
-    try {
-        // get allowance from firestore
-        return { success: true, message: nodes };
-    } catch (error) {
-        debug.error(error.stack);
-        throw new Error(error);
+const getAccountAllowance = async (accountName) => {
+    const docRef = await collection.doc(DOC_NAME).collection(MEMBERS_SUBCOLLECTION_NAME).doc(accountName);
+    const doc = await docRef.get();
+    if (!doc.exists) {
+        const errMsg = `Firestore document "${docName}/${subcollectionName}/${accountName}" does not exist in the families collection`;
+        debug.error(errMsg);
+        throw new Error(errMsg);
     }
+
+    // TODO: Error handling?
+    const allowance = doc.data().allowance;
+    return { success: true, allowance };
+
 };
 
 const getAccountBalance = async () => {
diff --git a/backend/api/account/index.js b/backend/api/account/index.js
index c1d2802..c8de08a 100644
--- a/backend/api/account/index.js
+++ b/backend/api/account/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { getAccountAllowance, payInvoice, createInvoice, getAccountBalance, getAc
 
 router.get('/account/balance', getAccountBalance);
 router.get('/:username/permissions', getAccountPermissions);
-router.get('/allowance', getAccountAllowance);
+router.get('/:username/allowance', getAccountAllowance);
 router.get('/payment/send', payInvoice);
 router.get('/payment/receive', createInvoice);