> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.infery.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Budget alerts

> Know before you run out. Automatic notifications at spend thresholds.

Budget alerts are **the emergency brake** for your credits. Set thresholds, pick channels, get notified before you accidentally run out.

## Setting an alert

Settings → **Budget alerts** → **New alert**.

* **Threshold** — as a percent of the monthly plan allowance (50/75/90/100) or an absolute credit amount
* **Channel** — which Notification channel gets pinged (email / Slack / webhook)
* **Scope** — workspace-wide (all spend) or per-API-key (specific client)

## Example

Pro plan, 9 000 monthly credits. You set:

* 50 % (4 500 credits used) → Slack #alerts
* 75 % (6 750 credits used) → Slack #alerts + email owner
* 90 % (8 100 credits used) → Slack #alerts + email + auto-pause new inferences

## Auto-pause at 100 %

Turn on **Auto-pause on exhaustion** and we stop serving requests the moment your remaining credits hit zero. New inferences return `402 payment_required` until you top up or the monthly allowance renews. This protects against runaway scripts.

## Topup-triggered alerts

You can also subscribe to **low topup balance** alerts — useful if your team relies on topups for unexpected usage spikes.

## Per-API-key alerts

Point-protection: alert when a specific API key's usage crosses a limit, not the whole workspace. Useful for production keys where unusual spend signals a customer churn, a bad query, or abuse.

## Viewing history

Settings → Budget alerts → each alert row shows the last 10 fires with timestamp and credit value at the time. Useful for audits and incident post-mortems.

## Who can manage

Owner, Admin and **Billing** roles can create and edit alerts. Developers and Viewers can see alerts but not modify.