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# List spend control rule types

GET https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types

List the supported spend control rule types along with the open `configuration` schema — accepted keys and an example payload — for each. Use this to discover how to populate `rule_configs[].configuration` when creating or updating a spend control.

Required permissions: `spend_control:read`.

Reference: https://docs.thepennyinc.com/api-reference/penny-banking/spend-controls/list-rule-types

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com` (Sandbox — safe for testing, no real money movement., default)
- `https://live.api.thepennyinc.com` (Live — real businesses, real money movement.)

## Request

### Headers

- `X-Penny-As-Business` (string, optional, nullable) — Act on behalf of another business that has granted you access. Requires the `business:act_as` permission.

## Response

### 200

The supported rule types and their configuration schemas.

- `items` (list of SpendControlRuleTypeSchema, required) — The list of items returned by the API.
- `count` (integer, required) — The total number of items returned in this response.
- `next_page_token` (string, optional, nullable) — A token for retrieving the next page of results, if applicable.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request was malformed: a required field is missing or a value has the wrong type or format.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authentication failed.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The caller does not have permission to perform this action.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

The request was well-formed but could not be processed because it breaks a business rule.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too many requests; retry after the Retry-After header.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error occurred.

- `type` (string, required) — The name of the exception that was raised.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the error.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Structured context about the error, if any.
- `trace_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Identifier for correlating this error with server-side logs.
- `errors` (list of map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Sub-errors that contributed to this failure, if any.

## Types

### SpendControlRuleTypeSchema

Reference documentation for a single spend control rule type's typed `configuration` schema.

- `rule_type` (string, required) — The rule type this schema describes.
- `summary` (string, required) — Short description of what the rule enforces.
- `configuration_keys` (list of string, required) — The top-level keys accepted within `configuration` for this rule type.
- `example_configuration` (map from string to any, required) — A valid example of the `configuration` payload for this rule type.
- `applicable_card_issuance_modes` (list of enum, required) — The card issuance modes a rule of this type may be scoped to.
  - Allowed values: `managed`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "rule_type": "string",
      "summary": "string",
      "configuration_keys": [
        "string"
      ],
      "example_configuration": {},
      "applicable_card_issuance_modes": [
        "managed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "next_page_token": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types"

headers = {
    "X-Penny-As-Business": "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-Penny-As-Business': 'business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'
  }
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-Penny-As-Business", "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Penny-As-Business"] = 'business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types")
  .header("X-Penny-As-Business", "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'X-Penny-As-Business' => 'business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("X-Penny-As-Business", "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-Penny-As-Business": "business_01a083e2-82ed-7a5c-9d1e-3b6f0c2a4d71",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://sandbox.api.thepennyinc.com/spend_controls/rule_types")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```