---
title: "budget status"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/budget-guard/budget_status"
tags: ["budget-guard"]
---

# budget status

`POST /api/v1/budget-guard/budget_status`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cloudforbots.com`
- URL: `https://cloudforbots.com/api/v1/budget-guard/budget_status`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

See spend vs limits, remaining budget, whether the run is stopped and why, and the last 20 ledger events. Set close=true when the run finishes.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string
- `X-Request-Id` string

## Request body

- object
  - `handle` string, required: The budget handle from open_budget (looks like bg_<id>.<secret>). Pass it to every sub-agent so they all spend from the same budget.
  - `close` boolean

## Response `200`

Tool result (always includes request_id).

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad JSON
- `401`: Missing or bad key
- `403`: Key limits (scopes) do not allow this tool or action
- `409`: Same Idempotency-Key still running
- `422`: Idempotency-Key reused on another route
- `429`: Over 20 requests/second for this key, or free daily limit
- `504`: Tool did not answer in time; retry with the same Idempotency-Key

---

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