BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

reset_to ({reset_to}) must be <= budget ({max_budget})

Error message

reset_to ({reset_to}) must be <= budget ({max_budget})

What it means

Error "reset_to ({reset_to}) must be <= budget ({max_budget})" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py:5132

            detail={"error": "reset_to must be >= 0"},
        )

    current_spend: Final = key_in_db.spend or 0.0
    if reset_to > current_spend:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            detail={"error": f"reset_to ({reset_to}) must be <= current spend ({current_spend})"},
        )

    max_budget = key_in_db.max_budget
    if key_in_db.litellm_budget_table is not None:
        budget_max_budget: Final = getattr(key_in_db.litellm_budget_table, "max_budget", None)
        if budget_max_budget is not None:
            if max_budget is None or budget_max_budget < max_budget:
                max_budget = budget_max_budget

    if max_budget is not None and reset_to > max_budget:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            detail={"error": f"reset_to ({reset_to}) must be <= budget ({max_budget})"},
        )

    return reset_to


@router.post(
    "/key/{key:path}/reset_spend",
    tags=["key management"],
    dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
)
@management_endpoint_wrapper
async def reset_key_spend_fn(
    key: str,
    data: ResetSpendRequest,
    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
    litellm_changed_by: str | None = Header(

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Solutions

1. Choose a reset_to value less than or equal to the key's max_budget.
2. Raise the key's budget first if you need a higher spend ceiling.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py:5132 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@77b7c6c40c (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c86674f522e6cc10. Report an issue: GitHub.