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Adjustment item amount exceeds the remaining allowed

The adjustment amount for a transaction item exceeds the total amount left to adjust on that item.

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "request_error",
"code": "adjustment_amount_above_remaining_allowed",
"detail": "Adjustment amount for transaction item exceeds the remaining allowed. Item ID: txnitm_01gj3atzg79psfthpe6mk7a850, amount remaining: 1000.",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/adjustments/adjustment_amount_above_remaining_allowed"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
adjustment_amount_above_remaining_allowed
Error message
Adjustment amount for transaction item exceeds the remaining allowed. Item ID: %s, amount remaining: %d.

Common causes

  • The amount you specified to adjust is greater than the amount that's available to adjust on this item.

Troubleshooting

  • Check previous adjustments for this transaction by listing adjustments filtered using the transaction_id query parameter.
  • Reduce the amount you're trying to adjust to be within the remaining allowed amount.
  • Create an adjustment with type: full to create an adjustment for whatever amount is remaining.

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