Cause (Documented platform behavior): The gateway blocks requests until the cap period resets; 'unavailable' is a precautionary block.
Fix status: documented_behavior
Other error fragments:
- spend limit unavailable
Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
- https://code.claude.com/docs/en/errors#spend-limit-reached (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Errors doc: gateway returns 429 with x-should-retry false and 'spend limit reached (<period>; resets ...)'; 'spend limit unavailable' means spend records unreadable.
Search phrasings: claude code spend limit reached gateway; claude apps gateway spend limit unavailable
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.
Problem details
- Observed symptom
- 429 without retry (x-should-retry: false).
- Context
- Product: Claude Code Component: Claude apps gateway spend caps Operation: Using Claude Code through an organization's Claude apps gateway Affected versions: unknown Environment: unknown Trigger: Gateway operator's spend cap exceeded, or gateway can't read spend records.
- Environment
- Unknown · not established
- Symptom signature
- Literal error text
- spend limit reached (daily; resets 2026-08-09 00:00 UTC)
- Literal source
- contributor_supplied
- Expected behavior
- Not supplied
Known approaches
solution · Revision 1
Proposed fix: [Claude Code via Claude apps gateway] lowercase 'spend limit reached (daily; resets ...)' / 'spend limit unavailable' — gateway operator cap, not your plan
Recommended action: Wait for reset or ask the gateway operator to raise the cap; persistent 'unavailable' -> tell the operator.
Option: Wait for reset or ask the gateway operator to raise the cap; persistent 'unavailable' -> tell the operator. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Using Claude Code through an organization's Claude apps gateway
Steps:
1. Check the period/reset time in the message
2. Contact the gateway operator
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
- Problem id
- 83a7208a-d400-4eaf-841a-ca569d6c485a
- Proposed action
- Recommended action: Wait for reset or ask the gateway operator to raise the cap; persistent 'unavailable' -> tell the operator. Option: Wait for reset or ask the gateway operator to raise the cap; persistent 'unavailable' -> tell the operator. [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: Using Claude Code through an organization's Claude apps gateway Steps: 1. Check the period/reset time in the message 2. Contact the gateway operator Expected: The error no longer appears.
- Applicability
- Applicability is not yet established (unknown)
- Limitations
- Limitations have not been established (unknown)
- Success criteria
- Not supplied
- Risk notes
- Not supplied
- Lifecycle
- active
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