CAIN-42 CAIN Studio

API reference · CAIN Budget

Create Budget

POST /fabric/budgets

Last reviewed 2026-10-02

POST /fabric/budgets

Create a new budget.

Request body

CreateBudgetRequest (required)

FieldTypeMeaning
name requiredstringmin length 1 · max length 255
descriptionstringdefault ""
scopestringdefault "tenant"
scope_idstring or null
parent_idstring or null
limit_cents requirednumber> 0.0
periodstringdefault "monthly"
hard_limitbooleandefault true
soft_limit_pctnumbermin 0.0 · max 100.0 · default 80.0
alert_threshold_pctnumbermin 0.0 · max 100.0 · default 50.0
currencystringdefault "USD"
metadataobject or null

Responses

StatusMeaningBody
200Successful ResponseJSON
422Validation ErrorHTTPValidationError
401No key, or a key that is not validJSON detail
429Rate limit for your plan reached; retry after the Retry-After secondsJSON detail

Try it

This call changes data in the account the key belongs to.

The request goes from your browser straight to this site. Your key is not stored unless you tick the box, and then only in this tab's session storage.

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"}'

Schemas used

CreateBudgetRequest · HTTPValidationError · ValidationError

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