Connect Brevo

You need API key. About two minutes.

1Get your API key

API key

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  1. Open the account dropdown and choose Settings.
  2. Go to SMTP & API, then API Keys & MCP.
  3. Click Generate a new API key, name it and click Generate.
  4. Copy the key now: it cannot be viewed again.

Brevo, SMTP & API, API keys. A v3 key.

Open the page

https://app.brevo.com/settings/keys/api

2Add it to CreditBar

  1. Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
  2. Click Add account and pick Brevo.
  3. Paste the API key into the matching field, and give the account a label you will recognise.
  4. 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 Brevo. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.

3What it reads

Reports
sending credits on the plan, and SMS credits separately
Calls
https://api.brevo.com/v3/account
Refreshes
At most every 10 minutes
API docs
Brevo reference, checked 2026-09-18

Email sending credits. SMS credits are a separate pool and are listed on their own rather than added in.