Connect Hunter
You need API key. About two minutes.
1Get your API key
API key
Paste the Hunter key- Sign in to Hunter and open API keys in the dashboard.
- Copy an existing key, or generate a new one.
The account endpoint is free and consumes no credit.
Open the pagehttps://hunter.io/api-keys
2Add it to CreditBar
- Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
- Click Add account and pick Hunter.
- 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 Hunter. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.
3What it reads
- Reports
- plan, reset date, and the search and verification pools
- Calls
- https://api.hunter.io/v2/account
- Refreshes
- At most every 5 minutes
- API docs
- Hunter reference, checked 2026-09-16
Searches and verifications are separate pools; the tighter one leads.