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# Authorization Cost Exceeds Appointment Cost

> The authorization amount is greater than the appointment cost

## Cause

The authorization amount is greater than the appointment cost. Guile rejected the authorize call; no hold was placed.

## Fix

Authorize with an amount less than or equal to the appointment cost on [authorize an appointment payment](/api-reference/appointments/authorize-an-appointment-payment).

## Retry safety

Not retryable until the underlying state or request changes.

## Raised by

These operations can return this problem:

* [Authorize an appointment payment](/api-reference/appointments/authorize-an-appointment-payment)

## Example

```json theme={null}
{
  "type": "https://docs.guile.app/problems/authorizationCostExceedsAppointmentCost",
  "title": "Authorization Cost Exceeds Appointment Cost",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "The authorization amount is greater than the appointment cost. Guile rejected the authorize call; no hold was placed."
}
```