---
title: "Check API key and credit balance"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/account"
tags: ["Account"]
---

# Check API key and credit balance

`GET /api/v1/account`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://exactpdf.com`
- URL: `https://exactpdf.com/api/v1/account`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Use this before paid tools. Returns whether the API key is valid plus remaining credits. Free and does not consume credits.

## Response `200`

Account and API key metadata.

- object
  - `ok` true, required
  - `credits_remaining` number, required
  - `credits_lifetime_used` number, required
  - `free_tier_resets_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `api_key` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `label` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `401`: Structured ExactPDF API error.
- `403`: Structured ExactPDF API error.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/exactpdf/apis/exactpdf-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/exactpdf/apis/exactpdf-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/exactpdf/apis/exactpdf-api/revisions/98874db17413?raw)