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# Credit Reservation Failed

> Error reference for credit_reservation_failed.

`credit_reservation_failed` is a catalog version 1 client error.

| Field              | Value                          |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| Safe message       | Credits could not be reserved. |
| Retryable          | Yes                            |
| Payment settlement | `not_settled`                  |
| Context            | request only                   |

## What to do

Retry with the same logical Operation identity after a bounded delay. Preserve any server-provided recovery metadata.

<Note>
  Use the structured fields rather than parsing the message. Provider errors, prompts, prose, secrets, and arbitrary exception details are never included in this public error.
</Note>