Connect Baseten
You need API key. About two minutes.
1Get your API key
API key
Paste the Baseten key- Open Organization settings, API keys.
- Create a personal or team API key with access to billing.
- Copy the key.
Reads workspace billing. A key without billing scope is refused.
Open the pagehttps://app.baseten.co/settings/api_keys
2Add it to CreditBar
- Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
- Click Add account and pick Baseten.
- 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 Baseten. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.
3What it reads
- Reports
- daily model API spend for the last 30 days, grouped by model
- Calls
- https://api.baseten.co/v1/billing/model_apis
- Refreshes
- At most every 15 minutes
- API docs
- Baseten reference, checked 2026-09-16
Reports model API spend, not a balance, and costs settle as requests are rated.