## credits/balance

`GET /v1/credits/balance`

Your current credit balance: credits remaining, lifetime credits, and when the balance last changed. Free to call.

*Credit balance*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `dry_run` | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. Accepted values: 1, 0, true, false. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable. — e.g. `1` |

### Useful optional inputs

- `dry_run`: Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work. Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.

**Cost:** free — 0 credits.

```bash
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/credits/balance" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
```

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "credits_remaining": 0,
  "credits_lifetime": 0,
  "updated_at": null,
  "connection": {}
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/credits/balance#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/credits/balance.json)