Credits Guide
TheCompaniesAPI Billing & Credits
Understanding how credits work, pricing, and how usage is tracked.
What We Track
Credits Remaining
Your current balance after the last API call
Last Call Cost
Credits deducted for the most recent API call
How Credits Work
Credits are tracked via the meta.credits field in every API response.
// Example Response
{
"meta": {
"credits": 497,
"cost": 1
}
}
{
"meta": {
"credits": 497,
"cost": 1
}
}
After each call, your credits decrease by the cost amount.
Pricing Plans
| Plan | Credits | Price | Rate Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startup | 50,000/mo | $95/mo | 50 req/sec |
| Scaleup | 250,000/mo | $295/mo | 250 req/sec |
| Enterprise | 500,000/mo | $595/mo | 1,000 req/sec |
What We Cannot Track
The API doesn't expose these values. Users must check their dashboard:
- • Current plan tier (Startup/Scaleup/Enterprise)
- • Monthly allocation amount
- • Plan cost/price
- • Next billing date
- • Payment history
How to Add More Credits
- 01.Go to Pricing to upgrade your plan
- 02.Choose Startup, Scaleup, or Enterprise plan
- 03.Or contact for custom Enterprise pricing
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Ready to Track
Add your TheCompaniesAPI key to API Key Health Dashboard to monitor your usage in real-time.
API Key Health securely stores your TheCompaniesAPI key using AES-256-GCM encryption. Your key is never exposed to third parties and is used solely to fetch company data and track credit usage.