---
title: Set Spend Limit
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/ruby/beta/organization/spend_limits/set
---

# Set Spend Limit

`beta.organization.spend_limits.set(**kwargs) -> BetaSpendLimit`

**POST** `/v1/organizations/spend_limits`

Set a spend limit.

Upsert keyed on (scope, period): setting a limit that already exists
overwrites it in place. A Claude Enterprise organization sets `user`
limits. Its seat-tier, group, and organization-level defaults are configured
in claude.ai. A Claude Console organization sets `organization` and
`workspace` limits, which are monthly and always carry an amount. Setting those
limits is in an early access preview. To request access, contact your
Anthropic account team.

## Parameters

- `amount: String`

  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: BetaSpendLimitUserScope | BetaSpendLimitOrganizationScope | BetaSpendLimitWorkspaceScope`

  What the limit applies to. Claude Enterprise organizations set `user` limits. Claude Console organizations set `organization` and `workspace` limits. Any other combination returns 400. Setting `organization` and `workspace` limits through the API is in an early access preview. To request access, contact your Anthropic account team.

  - `class BetaSpendLimitUserScope`

    Scope selecting a single member of the organization.

    - `type: :user`

      Scope type. Always `user` for this scope.

    - `user_id: String`

      Tagged ID of the member the spend limit applies to.

  - `class BetaSpendLimitOrganizationScope`

    - `type: :organization`

  - `class BetaSpendLimitWorkspaceScope`

    Scope selecting one workspace of a Claude Console organization.

    - `type: :workspace`

      Scope type. Always `workspace` for this scope.

    - `workspace_id: String`

      Tagged ID of the workspace the spend limit applies to.

- `period: BetaSpendLimitPeriod`

  - `:daily`

  - `:monthly`

  - `:weekly`

- `betas: Array[AnthropicBeta]` (header parameter)

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

  - `String = String`

  - `:"message-batches-2024-09-24"`

  - `:"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

  - `:"computer-use-2024-10-22"`

  - `:"computer-use-2025-01-24"`

  - `:"pdfs-2024-09-25"`

  - `:"token-counting-2024-11-01"`

  - `:"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

  - `:"output-128k-2025-02-19"`

  - `:"files-api-2025-04-14"`

  - `:"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

  - `:"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

  - `:"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

  - `:"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

  - `:"code-execution-2025-05-22"`

  - `:"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

  - `:"context-1m-2025-08-07"`

  - `:"context-management-2025-06-27"`

  - `:"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

  - `:"skills-2025-10-02"`

  - `:"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

  - `:"output-300k-2026-03-24"`

  - `:"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

  - `:"user-profiles-2026-08-18"`

  - `:"user-profiles-2026-09-04"`

  - `:"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

  - `:"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

  - `:"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

  - `:"dreaming-2026-04-21"`

  - `:"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

  - `:"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"`

  - `:"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"`

  - `:"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"`

  - `:"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"`

  - `:"agent-memory-2026-07-22"`

  - `:"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`

  - `:"compact-2026-01-12"`

  - `:"computer-use-2025-11-24"`

  - `:"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"`

  - `:"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"`

  - `:"task-budgets-2026-03-13"`

  - `:"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"`

  - `:"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"`

  - `:"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"`

  - `:"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"`

  - `:"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`

  - `:"compact-2026-09-04"`

  - `:"inline-tools-2026-09-15"`

  - `:"mcp-client-2026-09-15"`

  - `:"ce-plugins-2026-09-01"`

  - `:"spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26"`

  - `:"telemetry-destinations-2026-08-11"`

## Returns

- `class BetaSpendLimit`

  A configured spend limit: a cap on metered spend for one scope and period.

  - `type: :spend_limit`

    Object type. Always `spend_limit`.

  - `id: String`

    Unique tagged ID of the spend limit (`spl_...`).

  - `amount: String`

    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: Time`

    RFC 3339 datetime at which the spend limit was created.

    format: date-time

  - `currency: String`

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

  - `is_enabled: bool`

    Read-only. `false` when extra usage is switched off for this organization (`organization` limit); `amount` is kept and applies again when it's switched back on. Always `true` for other limits.

  - `period: BetaSpendLimitPeriod`

    Length of the window the limit resets over. `amount` caps spend within each period.

    - `:daily`

    - `:monthly`

    - `:weekly`

  - `scope: BetaSpendLimitUserScope | BetaSpendLimitSeatTierScope | BetaSpendLimitRBACGroupScope | 4 more`

    What the limit applies to. A tagged union on `type`; each variant carries the identifier for its scope.

    - `class BetaSpendLimitUserScope`

      Scope selecting a single member of the organization.

      - `type: :user`

        Scope type. Always `user` for this scope.

      - `user_id: String`

        Tagged ID of the member the spend limit applies to.

    - `class BetaSpendLimitSeatTierScope`

      - `type: :seat_tier`

      - `seat_tier: String`

    - `class BetaSpendLimitRBACGroupScope`

      - `type: :rbac_group`

      - `rbac_group_id: String`

    - `class BetaSpendLimitOrganizationServiceScope`

      - `type: :organization_service`

      - `service: String`

    - `class BetaSpendLimitOrganizationScope`

      - `type: :organization`

    - `class BetaSpendLimitWorkspaceScope`

      Scope selecting one workspace of a Claude Console organization.

      - `type: :workspace`

        Scope type. Always `workspace` for this scope.

      - `workspace_id: String`

        Tagged ID of the workspace the spend limit applies to.

    - `class BetaSpendLimitUsageTierScope`

      Scope of the monthly spend cap Anthropic sets for a Claude Console
      organization from its usage tier, or a higher cap Anthropic granted the
      organization. Read-only; its `created_at` and `updated_at` are the
      organization's creation time, so `amount` can change while `updated_at` stays
      the same.

      - `type: :usage_tier`

        Scope type. Always `usage_tier` for this scope.

  - `updated_at: Time`

    RFC 3339 datetime at which the spend limit was last modified.

    format: date-time

## Example

```ruby
require "anthropic"

anthropic = Anthropic::Client.new(api_key: "my-anthropic-api-key")

beta_spend_limit = anthropic.beta.organization.spend_limits.set(
  amount: "50000",
  scope: {type: :user, user_id: "user_01WCz1FkmYMm4gnmykNKUu3Q"}
)

puts(beta_spend_limit)
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "amount": "50000",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "currency": "USD",
  "is_enabled": true,
  "period": "daily",
  "scope": {
    "type": "user",
    "user_id": "user_01WCz1FkmYMm4gnmykNKUu3Q"
  },
  "type": "spend_limit",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}
```