# Transaction balance is less than charge limit

For a transaction to be ready for payment it must have a chargeable amount greater than 70 cent USD

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## Example

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request_error",
    "code": "transaction_balance_less_than_charge_limit",
    "detail": "Transaction balance is less than what we can charge. Transaction balance: 10, Minimum payment amount: 70, Currency code: USD",
    "documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/transactions/transaction_balance_less_than_charge_limit"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  }
}
```

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status code | 400 |
| Error code | `transaction_balance_less_than_charge_limit` |
| Error message | Transaction balance is less than what we can charge. Transaction balance: %d, Minimum payment amount: %d, Currency code: %s |

## Common causes

- Sum of the products total is less than 70 cent USD
- A discount has lowered the total to less than 70 cent USD but greater than 0
- Available credits have lowered the balance to less than 70 cent USD but greater than 0

## Common solutions

- For a transaction to be ready it must have a chargeable amount greater than 70 cent USD