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Usage API

Retrieve real-time usage statistics and credit balance for your BrowserSolver account.

ActiveFreeGET/v1/usage

Mode overview

Docs, credit weight, and runnable examples for this endpoint.

OverviewLink to Overview

The Usage endpoint returns a complete snapshot of your BrowserSolver account's credit consumption, subscription status, rate limits, and API key metadata. Use it to monitor your usage programmatically and trigger alerts or top-ups before running out of credits.

QuickstartLink to Quickstart

GET https://api.BrowserSolver.com/v1/usage

ParametersLink to Parameters

This endpoint requires no query parameters. Authentication is performed via the x-api-key header.

Parameter Type Required Description
x-api-key string yes Your private BrowserSolver API key

Response fieldsLink to Response fields

Field Type Description
remaining number Total remaining credits on the account
total_used number Total credits consumed since account creation
renewal_date string | null Date of the next subscription renewal (ISO 8601)
period.start string Start date of the current billing period
period.end string End date of the current billing period
subscription.used number Credits used from the subscription in the current period
subscription.total number Total subscription credits allocated per period
subscription.remaining number Remaining subscription credits in the current period
subscription.percent_used number Percentage of subscription credits consumed
credits.given number Bonus credits given to the account
credits.consumed number Bonus credits consumed
credits.remaining number Remaining bonus credits
credits.percent_used number Percentage of bonus credits consumed
rate_limit.per_minute number | null Maximum API calls allowed per minute (null = unlimited)
rate_limit.per_second number | null Maximum API calls allowed per second (null = unlimited)
account.name string Name of the BrowserSolver account
account.slug string Slug identifier for the account
api_key.alias string Human-readable alias of the API key used
api_key.active boolean Whether the API key is currently active
api_key.category string Category of the API key (e.g. development, production)
api_key.expires string | null Expiry date of the API key, or null if it never expires
api_key.quotas.total number | null Total request quota for the key (null = unlimited)
api_key.quotas.daily number | null Daily request quota (null = unlimited)
api_key.quotas.weekly number | null Weekly request quota (null = unlimited)
api_key.quotas.monthly number | null Monthly request quota (null = unlimited)

NotesLink to Notes

  • This endpoint requires a valid x-api-key header. Requests without a key will return 401 Unauthorized.
  • percent_used values may exceed 100 if top-ups or overage scenarios apply.
  • rate_limit values are null for plans without rate limiting.

Main use casesLink to Main use cases

  • Monitor remaining credits in real time and trigger automated top-up workflows before exhausting your quota
  • Build internal dashboards that display API consumption per team or project
  • Set up alerting systems that notify your team when usage exceeds a defined threshold
  • Validate API key status and expiry before running batch scraping jobs

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