---
title: "Credit balance and whether writes are currently allowed"
method: GET
path: "/usage"
tags: ["Usage"]
---

# Credit balance and whether writes are currently allowed

`GET /usage`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1/usage`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Response `200`

Success envelope.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `writesAllowed` boolean, required
    - `limit` object, required
      - `type` 'daily_tasks' | 'daily_credits' | 'monthly_credits' | 'monthly_tasks' | 'free_grant' | 'plan_paused', required
      - `current` number, required
      - `max` number, required
      - `percentUsed` number, required
      - `resetsAt` number, nullable, required
      - `reason` string, nullable, required
    - `freeGrant` object, nullable, required
      - `grantCredits` number, required
      - `usedCredits` number, required
      - `remainingCredits` number, required
    - `plan` string, nullable, required
  - `hint` string: One-sentence orientation for agents.
  - `next_action` string: The literal next call an agent would chain.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error envelope — machine-readable `code` plus a docs link.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/madethis/apis/madethis-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/madethis/apis/madethis-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/madethis/apis/madethis-api/revisions/b0696ebcb55b?raw)