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title: About the Spend alert page
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url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/account-info/billing/about-the-spend-alert-page
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The [Spend alert](https://manage.fastly.com/billing/alerts) page allows you to configure a spend alert for your account by specifying a target dollar amount you'd like to be alerted on. When your month-to-date bill reaches 80% of the specified amount, all users with a superuser or billing role will receive an alert via  and that notification will also appear in your account's [notifications center](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/account-info/user-and-account-management/monitoring-account-notifications). The same will then happen if 100% of the specified amount is reached, which will be the final alert for that month. To access the Spend alert page, go to **Account** > **Billing** > [**Spend alert**](https://manage.fastly.com/billing/alerts).

## Before you begin

Be sure you know how to [access the web interface controls](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/navigating-fastly/about-the-web-interface-controls) before learning about the information you'll encounter here.

## Configuring a spend alert

When your [user role](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/account-info/user-and-account-management/about-user-roles-and-permissions) allows you access to this page, you'll be able to configure a spend alert:

1.   Log in to the [Fastly control panel](https://manage.fastly.com).

2. Go to **Account** > **Billing** > [**Spend alert**](https://manage.fastly.com/billing/alerts).
3. Click **Set up spend alert**.
4. Turn on the alert using the switch on the top left side of the card.
5. Enter a dollar amount in the **Monthly spend limit** field. The amount needs to be at least $5.
6. Click **Save monthly spend limit**.

Note that spend alerts do not account for discounts your account may receive from Fastly.

## Monitoring your month-to-date spend

You can monitor your month-to-date (MTD) spend [via the month-to-date page](https://manage.fastly.com/billing/month-to-date).

## What's next

Continue to explore your [account management](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/account-info/user-and-account-management) and [billing information](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/account-info/billing).