Connect Bannerbear
You need API key. About two minutes.
1Get your API key
API key
Paste the project API key- Open the V5 API Keys page in Bannerbear.
- Create a new key. Leave the scopes unset so it can read the account.
- Copy the key. Project keys from V2 do not work with V5 endpoints.
Bannerbear, pick the project, Settings, API Key. The key is per project, so an account with several projects needs one row each.
Open the pagehttps://app.bannerbear.com/v5/api_keys
2Add it to CreditBar
- Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
- Click Add account and pick Bannerbear.
- Paste the API key into the matching field, and give the account a label you will recognise.
- Click Test connection, then Add. Numbers appear in the menu bar within a minute.
Keys are stored in your Mac's Keychain and only ever sent to Bannerbear. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.
3What it reads
- Reports
- renders used against the plan's monthly quota, and the plan name
- Calls
- https://api.bannerbear.com/v5/account
- Refreshes
- At most every 10 minutes
- API docs
- Bannerbear reference, checked 2026-09-18
One project's quota. Checking it does not consume a render.