---
title: "Temporary Budget Increase"
url: "/docs/proxy/temporary_budget_increase"
canonical_url: "https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/temporary_budget_increase"
type: "docs"
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
summary: "Set temporary budget increase for a LiteLLM Virtual Key. Use this if you get asked to increase the budget for a key temporarily."
related:
  - "/docs/proxy/rate_limit_tiers"
  - "/docs/proxy/budget_reset_and_tz"
---
# Temporary Budget Increase

> Index of all LiteLLM docs: https://docs.litellm.ai/llms.txt


Set temporary budget increase for a LiteLLM Virtual Key. Use this if you get asked to increase the budget for a key temporarily.

| Hierarchy | Supported | 
|-----------|-----------|
| LiteLLM Virtual Key | ✅ |
| User | ❌ |
| Team | ❌ |
| Organization | ❌ |

> **LiteLLM Enterprise feature: Temporary Budget Increase.** Requires an Enterprise license (`LITELLM_LICENSE`). Talk to sales: https://www.litellm.ai/enterprise#talk-to-sales

1. Create a LiteLLM Virtual Key with budget

```bash
curl -L -X POST 'http://localhost:4000/key/generate' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer LITELLM_MASTER_KEY' \
-d '{
    "max_budget": 0.0000001
}'
```

Expected response:

```json
{
    "key": "sk-your-new-key"
}
```

2. Update key with temporary budget increase

```bash
curl -L -X POST 'http://localhost:4000/key/update' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer LITELLM_MASTER_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "key": "sk-your-new-key",
    "temp_budget_increase": 100, 
    "temp_budget_expiry": "2025-01-15"
}'
```

3. Test it! 

```bash
curl -L -X POST 'http://localhost:4000/chat/completions' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer sk-your-new-key' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "model": "gpt-5.6-terra",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world!"}]
}'
```

Expected Response Header:

```
x-litellm-key-max-budget: 100.0000001
```

## Related pages

- [Budget / Rate Limit Tiers](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/rate_limit_tiers.md)
- [Budget Reset Times and Timezones](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/budget_reset_and_tz.md)