# ScrapingBee Usage API

> Read real-time credit and concurrency usage for the authenticated ScrapingBee account.

## Endpoint and authentication

- Endpoint: `https://app.scrapingbee.com/api/v1/usage`
- Required input: authentication only.
- Use `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`.
- The `api_key` query parameter remains supported for backward compatibility but is deprecated for new integrations.
- The endpoint is rate-limited to 6 calls per minute and does not consume concurrency.

## Response

The response contains:

- `max_api_credit`
- `used_api_credit`
- `max_concurrency`
- `current_concurrency`
- `renewal_subscription_date`