## monitors/settings

`GET /v1/monitors/settings`

Read or change the monitoring digest schedule and delivery preferences. Reads with no parameters; writes with any supported setting. The legacy monthly_budget_credits field is ignored; account billing limits still apply.

*Monitoring settings*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `monthly_budget_credits` | no | Deprecated and ignored. No monthly monitor or account monitoring cap is enforced. Runs require sufficient available account funding; account billing limits still apply. |
| `digest_frequency` | no | off, daily or weekly Accepted values: off, daily, weekly. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable. — e.g. `daily` |
| `digest_hour` | no | UTC hour the digest is assembled — e.g. `8` |
| `digest_email` | no | Send the digest by email — e.g. `true` |
| `digest_webhook` | no | Send the digest to subscribed webhooks — e.g. `false` |
| `digest_report` | no | Also save each digest as a research report — e.g. `false` |
| `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/monitors/settings" \
  -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
{
  "digest_frequency": null,
  "updated_at": null,
  "digest_hour": 0,
  "monthly_budget_credits": null,
  "digest_email": false,
  "digest_webhook": false,
  "digest_report": false
}
```

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