# 403 cpu-basic quota limit - only one Space, already paused

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**Created:** [September 1, 2026, 8:38am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2F403-cpu-basic-quota-limit-only-one-space-already-paused%2F179641 "2026-09-01T08:38:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oumamach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/0ea827/32.png) [@Oumamach](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FOumamach)%5C
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:38am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2F403-cpu-basic-quota-limit-only-one-space-already-paused%2F179641%2F1 "2026-09-01T08:38:38Z")

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Hi Hugging Face team,

I’m getting the following error when trying to restart my Space:

403: You’ve reached your cpu-basic quota limit, please upgrade your  
account, or pause your previous Spaces to restart this one.

Details:

- Username: Oumamach
- Space: Oumamach/ppe-detection-docker
- SDK: Docker (Gradio)
- Hardware: CPU Basic (Free)
- Status: Paused

This is my only Space on the account (confirmed on my profile page:  
“Spaces 1”), and it is already paused. I have no other Spaces to pause.

I also added $5 of prepaid credit to my account, but this had no  
effect on the error.

I noticed several other users have reported the exact same issue  
recently on this forum. Could you please check if my account has a  
stuck quota flag that needs clearing?

This Space is used for a university final-year project (student  
capstone) with an upcoming presentation deadline, so a quick fix  
would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your help!

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**Author:** ![meganariley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/meganariley/32/56966_2.png) [@meganariley](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fmeganariley)%5C
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2F403-cpu-basic-quota-limit-only-one-space-already-paused%2F179641%2F2 "2026-09-01T14:08:30Z")

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Hi @Oumamach a similar question was asked here: [403 cpu-basic quota limit on my only Space (maelanoi/plantdoctor-ai)](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2F403-cpu-basic-quota-limit-on-my-only-space-maelanoi-plantdoctor-ai%2F179309).

Since you added credits already, you can use `cpu-upgrade` or other hardware to run your Space: [Hardware Specs](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/main/en/spaces-gpus#hardware-specs).

Or you can upgrade to PRO to unlock `cpu-basic` hardware for your Space 🤗