[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [getScriptIncome](./bitburner.ns.getscriptincome.md) ## NS.getScriptIncome() method Get the income of a script. **Signature:** ```typescript getScriptIncome(script: string, host?: string, ...args: ScriptArg[]): number; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
script	string	Filename of script.
host	string	_(Optional)_ Hostname/IP of the server on which the script is running. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.
args	[ScriptArg](./bitburner.scriptarg.md)\[\]	Arguments that the script is running with.

**Returns:** number Amount of income the specified script generates while online. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.1 GB Returns the amount of income the specified script generates while online (when the game is open, does not apply for offline income). Remember that a script is uniquely identified by both its name and its arguments. So for example if you ran a script with the arguments “foodnstuff” and “5” then in order to use this function to get that script’s income you must specify those same arguments in the same order in this function call.