# Add a currency to your game

> Create a currency resource for your game's economy system.

The following instructions describe how to add a currency resource to your game’s economy system.

1. From the [Unity Dashboard](https://cloud.unity.com), open **Economy** and select **Configuration**.
2. On the Configuration screen, select **Add resource**.
3. Set **Choose a type** to **Currency**.
4. Give the currency a **resource name**, and an **ID** for use in API calls (SDK and HTTP). For example, if your in-game currency uses gold coins, the resource name could be Gold Coins, and the ID is auto-generated from the name but you can change it to anything that suits you and your game.
5. Select **Next**.
6. (Optional) Enter an **Initial balance** and **Maximum balance** for this resource.
7. You can add any optional custom JSON data you want allocated to this currency by entering it into the **Custom Data** box. See [Custom data](./custom-data).
8. Select **Add**.

The new currency now appears on the Configuration page of Economy.

## Additional resources

* [Introduction to resources in Economy](./item-types)
* [Custom data](./custom-data)