All error codes

billing_required

HTTP 402Not retryable

A payment method or billing setup is required before purchasing premium numbers.

How to resolve

  • Add a payment method in API portal billing settings, then retry the purchase.

Example response

JSON

{
  "object": "error",
  "code": "billing_required",
  "message": "A payment method or billing setup is required before purchasing premium numbers.",
  "request_id": "req_example123",
  "docs_url": "https://docs.statxt.com/api/errors/billing_required",
  "retryable": false,
  "recommended_action": "Add a payment method in the API portal billing settings, then retry."
}

SDK handling

TypeScript

import { StatxtClient, StatxtApiError } from "@statxt/sdk"

const client = new StatxtClient({ apiKey: process.env.STATXT_API_KEY! })

try {
  await client.messages.send({ ... })
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof StatxtApiError && err.code === "billing_required") {
    // A payment method or billing setup is required before purchasing premium numbers.
    console.error(err.requestId) // include in support tickets
  }
}

Public reference: /docs/errors/billing_required