Credits explained
What a credit is, why endpoints cost different amounts, and how to estimate spend.
A credit is our unit of billing. One credit is one standard call — a kundli, a dasha timeline, a daily horoscope.
Endpoints are not priced equally, because they do not cost the same to run. A daily horoscope is one lookup. A full compatibility match runs more than twenty analysis modules across two charts. Charging the same for both would either overprice the cheap call or give the expensive one away.
Current costs
| Credits | Example | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Catalog, usage | Account self-service, never billed |
| 1 | Kundli, dasha, daily horoscope, panchang | The standard call |
| 2 | Doshas, remedies, muhurta, deep numerology | Multi-factor analysis |
| 4 | Vastu analysis | Floor-plan scoring with remedy matching |
| 6 | Compatibility match | Twenty-plus modules over two charts |
The live cost of every endpoint is shown on its reference page and returned by
/api/v1/catalog/. Treat those as authoritative — this table is a summary.
What a credit costs in money
That depends on the pack you buy: larger packs lower the per-credit rate. See Pricing for current rates.
Estimating your spend
Multiply your monthly call volume per endpoint by that endpoint's credit cost, then add them up. A matrimony site doing 5,000 matches and 20,000 kundlis a month spends (5,000 × 6) + (20,000 × 1) = 50,000 credits.
You are only billed for success
Only 2xx responses are billable. Our server errors and your malformed requests cost you nothing, and the usage log records them as non-billable so the invoice reconciles.
Last updated 13 August 2026.