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name: Registry-ts_quota
title: Why am I getting errors about my quota in Container Registry?
description: You have a valid IAM API key or OAuth token, but you still get `Access denied` errors about your quota in IBM Cloud® Container Registry.
last-updated: 2025-10-14
---

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# Why am I getting errors about my quota in Container Registry?
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You have a valid IAM API key or OAuth token, but you still get `Access denied` errors about your quota in IBM Cloud® Container Registry.
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When you try to access Container Registry, you get one of the following messages.
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- `Your account has exceeded its pull traffic quota for the current month.`
- `Your account has exceeded its image storage quota for the current month.`

The following alternatives are possible causes:
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- **Scenario A.** You exceeded your image storage quota or pull traffic quota.
- **Scenario B.** You are on a free plan and you need to upgrade to a standard plan.

You can fix this problem in the following ways:
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- **Scenario A.** Review your quota limits and increase them as necessary. However, increasing your quota does increase your costs. For more information, see [Managing quota limits for storage and pull traffic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_quota&format=markdown#registry_quota_get) and [Staying within quota limits](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_quota&format=markdown#registry_quota_freeup).
- **Scenario B.** Upgrade to a standard plan. For more information, see [Upgrading your service plan](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_overview&interface=ui&format=markdown#registry_plan_upgrade).