# X_MONEY_NOT_DECIMAL

## Means

a fromDecimal input that is not a plain decimal string

## Typical cause

a number, null or undefined where a string was expected (a JSON body carrying 12.99), or a string with grouping separators, a currency symbol or exponent notation

## Fix

`fromDecimal('12.99', 'USD') — send the amount as a decimal string; for text a person typed, parseAmount(text, { currency, locale })`

[i18n, money, time](/error-codes#i18n-money-time)