Daily API usage numbers reset at 8PM eastern time, so if you want to see your usage statistics it’s as easy as checking the headers of any successful response.<h2>Usage Details Are In The Header Of Successful Responses</h2><ul><li>x-uw-daily-req-count = Successful hits so far today</li><li>x-uw-token-req-limit = Your daily limit</li><li>x-uw-minute-req-counter = Successful hits so far this minute</li><li>x-uw-req-per-minute-remaining = Number of successful hits you have left in this minute</li><li>x-uw-req-per-minute-reset = Number of milliseconds before your per-minute counter resets</li></ul><h2>Python Example</h2>Here is a python example using the httpx module:&lt;IMG:https://storage.googleapis.com/uwassets/img/howto-018-01-python-example-for-checking-api-usage.pngThese are the results:Daily successful hits: 1Daily limit: 15000Successful hits this minute: 1Successful hits available this minute: 119Milliseconds til minute counter resets: 55634&lt;IMG:https://storage.googleapis.com/uwassets/img/howto-018-02-results-from-running-python-script.png

How to get your API usage info from the headers of a successful response

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