# Query payment authorizations

Inspect the status and payment limits of existing payment authorizations. This task does not create or revoke authorizations.

## Prerequisites

Prepare a valid [personal access token](../../../../guides/billing/credentials.md) for the user who owns the billing account. Follow [Query accounts and billing settings](accounts.md) to obtain the target account ID. For service URLs and authentication, see [Service URLs and authentication](../../../../reference/api/genesis/index.md#service-urls-and-authentication).

## Call sequence

1. List payment authorizations for the target account.
2. If records are returned, inspect the relevant authorization, its status, and payment limits.

## API operations

| Task | API operation | When to use or what to verify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Inspect existing authorizations | [List payment authorizations](../../../../reference/api/genesis/billing/payment-authorizations/list.md) | Check authorization status and payment limits. |

## Confirm the result

Use the records returned by [List payment authorizations](../../../../reference/api/genesis/billing/payment-authorizations/list.md) to inspect authorization status and payment limits; the list is empty when no authorizations exist. To check automatic recharge configuration, query billing settings separately.

## Limitations and notes

The list returns up to 1,000 of the most recently created records and does not support pagination. The total is the number of records returned in this response. An authorization does not establish that a charge has occurred.

## Next steps

- [Query accounts and billing settings](accounts.md)