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Billing Threshold Alerts

Proactive cost control via configurable billing thresholds. Get notified before your usage exceeds budget limits — no surprises on invoice day.

Overview

Define percentage-based or fixed-amount thresholds against your monthly billing forecast. When crossed, Meridian fires alerts via email, webhook, or dashboard notification. Combine with auto-lockout rules to hard-cap spend.

Threshold Types

  • 50%Warning — heads-up notification, no action taken.
  • 80%Critical — alert all billing contacts, optional webhook.
  • 100%Hard cap — auto-suspend non-essential workloads.

Delivery Channels

Email

Primary + CC recipients

Webhook

POST JSON to your endpoint

Dashboard

In-app bell + toast

Configuration

{
  "thresholds": [
    { "percent": 50, "action": "notify" },
    { "percent": 80, "action": "alert" },
    { "percent": 100, "action": "suspend" }
  ],
  "channels": ["email", "webhook"],
  "webhook_url": "https://..."
}

Thresholds are evaluated every 15 minutes against current billing period usage. Alerts include projected month-end total and recommended actions.