Account

GET /v1/account/daily-usage

Daily Usage API

See day-by-day credit usage for your Captapi account.

0 credits per request

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TL;DR

See day-by-day credit usage for your Captapi account. The Daily Usage API (Account) is a single authenticated GET request to /v1/account/daily-usage that responds with clean JSON and costs 0 credits. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh. Start with 100 free credits — no credit card.

What is the Daily Usage API?

Get daily credit usage for your Captapi key as structured JSON — useful for spend monitoring and budgeting. Free — does not consume credits.

What you get

Live data for your Captapi API key
No credit charge for account endpoints
Clean JSON ready for dashboards and alerts
Useful for monitoring usage and spend

Try it

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Fill in the parameters below and copy a ready-to-run request, or open the live Playground to run it against your account (no API key paste).

Parameters

daysoptionalintegerNumber of days to include (default 30, max 365).

API keyoptionalPaste your key to get a ready-to-run snippet. It stays in your browser.Sign in to run live

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/account/daily-usage?days=value" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

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Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "days": 7,
    "totalRequests": 251,
    "totalCreditsUsed": 498,
    "usage": [
      {
        "date": "2026-07-18",
        "requests": 251,
        "credits_used": 498,
        "successful_requests": 242,
        "failed_requests": 9
      }
    ]
  }
}

Billing metadata is returned in response headers: X-Captapi-Credits (credits charged), X-Captapi-Cache (hit or miss), and X-Captapi-Source. Failed requests (4xx/5xx) are never charged. See the full list of error codes in the error reference.

Response structure

A successful call returns success, cached, creditsUsed, and a data object with the following fields:

Top-level fields

daysDays. Example: 7.
totalRequestsTotal requests. Example: 251.
totalCreditsUsedTotal credits used. Example: 498.

Usage

Each item in usage contains:

dateDate. Example: "2026-07-18".
requestsRequests. Example: 251.
credits_usedCredits used. Example: 498.
successful_requestsSuccessful requests. Example: 242.
failed_requestsFailed requests. Example: 9.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
days	integer	No	Number of days to include (default 30, max 365).

Authentication: send your key as Authorization: Bearer capt_live_.... A typical call costs 0 credits. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

Using an AI agent? This endpoint is the MCP tool account_daily_usage via @captapi/mcp. Set it up →

How it works

1. Sign up — get 100 free credits, no card required.
2. Create a key from your dashboard.
3. Send one request to /v1/account/daily-usage and parse the JSON response.

Use cases

Content Pipelines

Ingest a channel's catalog in bulk.

Monitoring

Detect new uploads automatically.

Archiving

Snapshot a creator's full library.

Analytics

Aggregate performance across many videos.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Daily Usage API do?+

The Daily Usage API returns daily usage for your Captapi API key via one GET request to /v1/account/daily-usage. It returns clean JSON and does not charge credits.

How many credits does the Daily Usage API cost?+

Account endpoints are free — they do not consume credits.

Do I need a Account API key or OAuth?+

You only need your Captapi API key (Authorization: Bearer). No third-party OAuth is required.

Is the Daily Usage API suitable for production use?+

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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