# title: Get Spend Limit url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/organization/spend_limits/retrieve

# Get Spend Limit

GET /v1/organizations/spend_limits/{spend_limit_id}

Retrieve a spend limit by ID.

# Path parameters

• spend_limit_id: string

  ID of the Spend Limit.

# Returns

• BetaSpendLimit object

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

  • type: "spend_limit"

    Object type. Always spend_limit.

    default: spend_limit

  • 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.

  • created_at: string

    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.

  • period: "daily" or "monthly" or "weekly"

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

    • "daily"

    • "monthly"

    • "weekly"

  • scope: User or SeatTier or RBACGroup or 3 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

      • type: "seat_tier"

        default: seat_tier

      • seat_tier: string

    • RBACGroup object

      • type: "rbac_group"

        default: rbac_group

      • rbac_group_id: string

    • OrganizationService object

      • type: "organization_service"

        default: organization_service

      • service: string

    • Organization object

      • type: "organization"

        default: organization

    • Workspace object

      Scope selecting one workspace of a Claude Console organization.

      • type: "workspace"

        Scope type. Always workspace for this scope.

        default: workspace

      • workspace_id: string

        Tagged ID of the workspace the spend limit applies to.

  • updated_at: string

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

    format: date-time

# Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/spend_limits/$SPEND_LIMIT_ID \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"

# Response (200)

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