# Prepaid credit is required

> Canonical HTML: https://screenrig.ai/problems/payment-required/

HTTP 402 · `payment_required`

## What it means

The API answers with HTTP 402 Payment Required and an `application/problem+json` document when the condition is Prepaid credit is required. The document's `type` member is `https://screenrig.ai/problems/payment-required`, the address of this page, and its `code` member is `payment_required`.

## What to do

The project's credit is below the allowed floor, so metered operations are refused. Check the balance (screenrig billing balance). Reading the project and disconnecting the agent still work.

## Player action

The Player action class is `hold_lkg`: Keep playing the last-known-good content and poll slowly.

## Reference

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | `payment_required` |
| HTTP status | `402 Payment Required` |
| Type | `https://screenrig.ai/problems/payment-required` |
| Player action | `hold_lkg` |

- [All problem types](https://screenrig.ai/problems/)
- [API reference](https://screenrig.ai/docs/api/#problems)
- [Problem registry YAML](https://screenrig.ai/docs/api/problems.yaml)