A recommended direct debit amount isn’t available right now

I’ve directly raised this to the Tech Team. Please bear with me - if/when I have an update, I’ll let you know.

In the meantime, someone in my account management squad within OVO’s Support Team is watching the case so I don’t have to. It’s one of the perks of being a Forum Volunteer - we’re well known for our ability to give incredibly good detail, which helps the teams a lot.

If you don’t mind reverse engineering the API, while logged into your OVO account, open up a new tab and paste in https://smartpaymapi.ovoenergy.com/pace/recommended-dds/v1/1234567/projected-costs?limitNextYear=true

Make sure to edit the numbers to your actual account number, then press enter. You’ll see a bunch of text come up. In Chrome, hit the Pretty print button to make it less of an eyesore, then head right down the bottom and you’ll see some data under “recommendedDirectDebit” - that’s roughly what you’re after.

Be warned that it may not be exactly what you’re actually allowed to set though - and it might not factor in VAT. You’ll need to add that yourself in some cases.