---
title: "Get gouging settings"
method: GET
path: "/bus/settings/gouging"
tags: ["bus"]
---

# Get gouging settings

`GET /bus/settings/gouging`

Returns the current gouging settings. The gouging settings are used to define boundaries for various fields that we check host prices against when trying to detect price gouging.

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved gouging settings

- GougingSettings
  - `maxRPCPrice` string — The maximum base price a host can charge per RPC
  - `maxContractPrice` string — The maximum price a host can charge for a contract formation
  - `maxDownloadPrice` string — The maximum price a host can charge for downloading in hastings / byte
  - `maxUploadPrice` string — The maximum price a host can charge for uploading in hastings / byte
  - `maxStoragePrice` string — The maximum price a host can charge for storage in hastings / byte / block
  - `hostBlockHeightLeeway` integer — The number of blocks a host's chain's height can diverge from our own before we stop using it
  - `minPriceTableValidity` integer — The time a host's price table should be valid after acquiring it in milliseconds
  - `minAccountExpiry` integer — The minimum amount of time an account on a host can be idle for before expiring
  - `minMaxEphemeralAccountBalance` string — The minimum max balance a host should allow us to fund an account with

## Other responses

- `500` — Internal server error

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