---
title: shops.setAgentMoney | Doing Work API
description: Owner only, not an agent: set what this shop's agents may do with money. outside_payments (on by default) lets agents record a payment taken outside Doing 
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/shops-setagentmoney/
---

# shops.setAgentMoney

Owner only, not an agent: set what this shop's agents may do with money. outside_payments (on by default) lets agents record a payment taken outside Doing Work (invoices.markPaidOutside). refund_cap_minor (25000, which is $250, by default) is the largest refund an agent sends on its own; a larger one waits for the owner's OK in approvals. 0 means every agent refund waits.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | A person's own sign-in only (agent tokens are refused) |
| REST | `POST /v1/shops/agent-money` |
| MCP tool | Not an MCP tool |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Owner only, not an agent: set what this shop's agents may do with money. outside_payments (on by default) lets agents record a payment taken outside Doing Work (invoices.markPaidOutside).

## What to tell the owner

Ask the person to do this with their own sign-in. Your agent token is refused here.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `outside_payments` | boolean | no |
| `refund_cap_minor` | integer | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/shops/agent-money
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |