# Get Verification Credits

> The workspace's email verification credit balance.

Requires an API key with the `read` scope.

This response is not wrapped in `data`.

## Response

<ResponseField name="balance" type="integer">Credits remaining across unexpired batches.</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="expiresAt" type="string">ISO 8601 timestamp of the nearest expiry, or `null`.</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```bash cURL
curl -X GET "https://api.foxreach.io/api/v1/verification/credits" \
  -H "X-API-Key: otr_your_key"
```

```python Python SDK (beta)
from foxreach import FoxReach

client = FoxReach(api_key="otr_your_key")
credits = client.verification.credits()
```

```typescript TypeScript SDK (beta)
import { FoxReach } from "foxreach";

const client = new FoxReach({ apiKey: "otr_your_key" });
const credits = await client.verification.credits();
```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
```json
{
  "balance": 4800,
  "expiresAt": "2026-11-30T00:00:00+00:00"
}
```
</ResponseExample>

## Errors

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `401` | Missing, invalid, revoked or expired API key |
| `403` | API key does not have the required scope: `read` |

## Rate Limit

- **100 requests per minute, per API key.** Fixed 60-second window.
- Every response includes `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, and `X-RateLimit-Reset` (unix epoch seconds).
- A `429` response includes a `Retry-After` header (seconds until the bucket resets).

For client-side patterns (`Retry-After`, exponential backoff, monitoring `X-RateLimit-Remaining`), see [Rate Limiting](/rate-limiting).