API reference · CAIN Budget

Create Budget

POST /fabric/budgets

Last reviewed 2026-11-06

POST /fabric/budgets

Create a new budget.

Request body

CreateBudgetRequest (required)

Field	Type	Meaning
`name` required	string	min length `1` · max length `255`
`description`	string	default `""`
`scope`	string	default `"tenant"`
`scope_id`	string or null
`parent_id`	string or null
`limit_cents` required	number	> `0.0`
`period`	string	default `"monthly"`
`hard_limit`	boolean	default `true`
`soft_limit_pct`	number	min `0.0` · max `100.0` · default `80.0`
`alert_threshold_pct`	number	min `0.0` · max `100.0` · default `50.0`
`currency`	string	default `"USD"`
`metadata`	object or null

Responses

Status	Meaning	Body
`200`	Successful Response	JSON
`401`	The X-API-Key header is missing, or the key is unknown, revoked or replaced.	`Error`
`403`	The key is valid but may not do this (for example an agent key approving its own held action).	`Error`
`422`	Validation Error	`HTTPValidationError`
`429`	Rate limit or monthly quota reached. Wait for the number of seconds in Retry-After when it is sent.	`Error`

Try it

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Code

curl -sS -X POST 'https://cainstudio.online/fabric/budgets' \
  -H "X-API-Key: $CAIN_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name": "name", "description": "", "scope": "tenant", "limit_cents": 1.0, "period": "monthly", "hard_limit": true, "soft_limit_pct": 80.0, "alert_threshold_pct": 50.0, "currency": "USD"}'

import json, os, urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request('https://cainstudio.online/fabric/budgets', method='POST',
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["CAIN_API_KEY"], "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    data=json.dumps({
      "name": "name",
      "description": "",
      "scope": "tenant",
      "limit_cents": 1.0,
      "period": "monthly",
      "hard_limit": True,
      "soft_limit_pct": 80.0,
      "alert_threshold_pct": 50.0,
      "currency": "USD"
    }).encode())
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as r:
    print(r.status, json.load(r))

const res = await fetch("https://cainstudio.online/fabric/budgets", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-API-Key": process.env.CAIN_API_KEY!,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "name": "name",
    "description": "",
    "scope": "tenant",
    "limit_cents": 1.0,
    "period": "monthly",
    "hard_limit": true,
    "soft_limit_pct": 80.0,
    "alert_threshold_pct": 50.0,
    "currency": "USD"
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.json());

Schemas used

CreateBudgetRequest · Error · HTTPValidationError · ValidationError

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