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Set Spend Limit

api/admin/spend_limits/create

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api/admin/spend_limits/create Changed · +28 / -2 lines

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 - `scope: object`
 
+  Scope selecting a single member of the organization.
+
   - `type: "user"`
 
+    Scope type. Always `user` for this scope.
+
     default: user
 
   - `user_id: string`
 
+    Tagged ID of the member the spend limit applies to.
+
 - `period: optional "daily" or "monthly" or "weekly"`
 
   - `"daily"`
from line 40
 
 - `SpendLimit object`
 
+  A configured spend limit: a cap on metered spend for one scope and period.
+
   - `id: string`
 
+    Unique tagged ID of the spend limit (`spl_...`).
+
   - `amount: string or null`
 
     Limit amount as a non-negative integer decimal string in the minor unit of `currency` (cents for USD): "50000" is $500.00. `null` means no numeric cap is configured at this scope — see the effective report for whether a limit applies.
from line 52
 
   - `created_at: string`
 
+    RFC 3339 datetime at which the spend limit was created.
+
     format: date-time
 
   - `currency: string`
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   - `period: "daily" or "monthly" or "weekly"`
 
+    Length of the window the limit resets over. `amount` caps spend within each period.
+
     - `"daily"`
 
     - `"monthly"`
from line 72
 
   - `scope: object or object or object or 2 more`
 
+    What the limit applies to. A tagged union on `type`; each variant carries the identifier for its scope.
+
     - `User object`
 
+      Scope selecting a single member of the organization.
+
       - `type: "user"`
 
+        Scope type. Always `user` for this scope.
+
         default: user
 
       - `user_id: string`
 
+        Tagged ID of the member the spend limit applies to.
+
     - `SeatTier object`
 
       - `seat_tier: string`
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   - `type: "spend_limit"`
 
+    Object type. Always `spend_limit`.
+
     default: spend_limit
 
   - `updated_at: string`
 
+    RFC 3339 datetime at which the spend limit was last modified.
+
     format: date-time
 
 ## Example
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           "amount": "50000",
           "scope": {
             "type": "user",
-            "user_id": "user_id"
+            "user_id": "user_01WCz1FkmYMm4gnmykNKUu3Q"
           },
           "period": "monthly"
         }'
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   "period": "monthly",
   "scope": {
     "type": "user",
-    "user_id": "user_id"
+    "user_id": "user_01WCz1FkmYMm4gnmykNKUu3Q"
   },
   "type": "spend_limit",
   "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"

api/admin/spend_limits/create Changed · +26 / -27 lines

# Set Spend Limit ## Body parameters ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Set Spend Limit ### Body Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response

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----
-title: Set Spend Limit
-url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/admin/spend_limits/create
----
+# Set Spend Limit
 
-## Set Spend Limit
+**POST** `/v1/organizations/spend_limits`
 
-**post** `/v1/organizations/spend_limits`
-
 Set a per-user spend limit override.
 
 Upsert keyed on (scope, period): setting a limit that already exists
from line 8
 overwrites it in place. Only `scope.type: "user"` is accepted; seat-tier,
 group, and organization-level defaults are configured in claude.ai.
 
-### Body Parameters
+## Body parameters
 
 - `amount: string or null`
 
   Limit amount as a non-negative integer decimal string in the minor unit of the organization's billing currency (cents for USD): "50000" is $500.00. `null` sets an explicit no-limit override for this scope and `period` only — each period resolves independently, so caps for other periods still apply.
 
-- `scope: object { type, user_id }`
+- `scope: object`
 
   - `type: "user"`
 
-    - `"user"`
+    default: user
 
   - `user_id: string`
 
from line 30
 
   - `"weekly"`
 
-### Returns
+## Returns
 
-- `SpendLimit object { id, amount, created_at, 5 more }`
+- `SpendLimit object`
 
   - `id: string`
 
from line 42
 
   - `created_at: string`
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `currency: string`
 
     ISO 4217 code of the organization's billing currency; the unit for `amount`.
from line 56
 
     - `"weekly"`
 
-  - `scope: object { type, user_id }  or object { seat_tier, type }  or object { rbac_group_id, type }  or 2 more`
+  - `scope: object or object or object or 2 more`
 
-    - `User object { type, user_id }`
+    - `User object`
 
       - `type: "user"`
 
-        - `"user"`
+        default: user
 
       - `user_id: string`
 
-    - `SeatTier object { seat_tier, type }`
+    - `SeatTier object`
 
       - `seat_tier: string`
 
       - `type: "seat_tier"`
 
-        - `"seat_tier"`
+        default: seat_tier
 
-    - `RbacGroup object { rbac_group_id, type }`
+    - `RbacGroup object`
 
       - `rbac_group_id: string`
 
       - `type: "rbac_group"`
 
-        - `"rbac_group"`
+        default: rbac_group
 
-    - `OrganizationService object { service, type }`
+    - `OrganizationService object`
 
       - `service: string`
 
       - `type: "organization_service"`
 
-        - `"organization_service"`
+        default: organization_service
 
-    - `Organization object { type }`
+    - `Organization object`
 
       - `type: "organization"`
 
-        - `"organization"`
+        default: organization
 
   - `type: "spend_limit"`
 
-    - `"spend_limit"`
+    default: spend_limit
 
   - `updated_at: string`
 
-### Example
+    format: date-time
 
-```http
+## Example
+
+```bash
 curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/spend_limits \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
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         }'
 ```
 
-#### Response
+### Response (200)
 
 ```json
 {

api/admin/spend_limits/create First recorded · 141 lines, first recorded

## Set Spend Limit ### Body Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response

The first capture of this source. The page was already there, and this is what it said.

---
title: Set Spend Limit
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/admin/spend_limits/create
---

## Set Spend Limit

**post** `/v1/organizations/spend_limits`

Set a per-user spend limit override.

Upsert keyed on (scope, period): setting a limit that already exists
overwrites it in place. Only `scope.type: "user"` is accepted; seat-tier,
group, and organization-level defaults are configured in claude.ai.

### Body Parameters

- `amount: string or null`

  Limit amount as a non-negative integer decimal string in the minor unit of the organization's billing currency (cents for USD): "50000" is $500.00. `null` sets an explicit no-limit override for this scope and `period` only — each period resolves independently, so caps for other periods still apply.

- `scope: object { type, user_id }`

  - `type: "user"`

    - `"user"`

  - `user_id: string`

- `period: optional "daily" or "monthly" or "weekly"`

  - `"daily"`

  - `"monthly"`

  - `"weekly"`

### Returns

- `SpendLimit object { id, amount, created_at, 5 more }`

  - `id: string`

  - `amount: string or null`

    Limit amount as a non-negative integer decimal string in the minor unit of `currency` (cents for USD): "50000" is $500.00. `null` means no numeric cap is configured at this scope — see the effective report for whether a limit applies.

  - `created_at: string`

  - `currency: string`

    ISO 4217 code of the organization's billing currency; the unit for `amount`.

  - `period: "daily" or "monthly" or "weekly"`

    - `"daily"`

    - `"monthly"`

    - `"weekly"`

  - `scope: object { type, user_id }  or object { seat_tier, type }  or object { rbac_group_id, type }  or 2 more`

    - `User object { type, user_id }`

      - `type: "user"`

        - `"user"`

      - `user_id: string`

    - `SeatTier object { seat_tier, type }`

      - `seat_tier: string`

      - `type: "seat_tier"`

        - `"seat_tier"`

    - `RbacGroup object { rbac_group_id, type }`

      - `rbac_group_id: string`

      - `type: "rbac_group"`

        - `"rbac_group"`

    - `OrganizationService object { service, type }`

      - `service: string`

      - `type: "organization_service"`

        - `"organization_service"`

    - `Organization object { type }`

      - `type: "organization"`

        - `"organization"`

  - `type: "spend_limit"`

    - `"spend_limit"`

  - `updated_at: string`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/spend_limits \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANTHROPIC_OAUTH_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "amount": "50000",
          "scope": {
            "type": "user",
            "user_id": "user_id"
          },
          "period": "monthly"
        }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "amount": "50000",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "currency": "USD",
  "period": "monthly",
  "scope": {
    "type": "user",
    "user_id": "user_id"
  },
  "type": "spend_limit",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}
```