# Unable to reduce usage limit as times used is greater than provided value

Unable to reduce usage limit as times used is greater than provided value.

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## Example

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request_error",
    "code": "discount_usage_limit_less_than_times_used",
    "detail": "Usage limit is less than times already used (Times Used: 10, Usage Limit: 5)",
    "documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/discounts/discount_usage_limit_less_than_times_used"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  }
}
```

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status code | 400 |
| Error code | `discount_usage_limit_less_than_times_used` |
| Error message | Usage limit is less than times already used (Times Used: %d, Usage Limit: %d) |

## Common causes

- You're trying to change the `usage_limit` against a discount to a value that's less than the `times_used`. This is not permitted.

## Common solutions

- Increase the `usage_limit` so it's greater than `times_used`.
- Set `usage_limit` to `null` if you'd like a discount to be used an unlimited amount of times.
- Archive the discount, then create another. `times_used` against the new discount starts at `0`.