Connect Novita
You need API key. About two minutes.
1Get your API key
API key
sk_…- Sign in to Novita AI and open Settings, Key Management.
- Create a new key, or copy an existing one.
- Store it somewhere safe before closing the page.
Read only. Checking the balance costs nothing.
Open the pagehttps://novita.ai/settings/key-management
2Add it to CreditBar
- Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
- Click Add account and pick Novita.
- 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 Novita. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.
3What it reads
- Reports
- available balance, top-up balance and credit limit
- Calls
- https://api.novita.ai/v3/user
- Refreshes
- At most every 5 minutes
- API docs
- Novita reference, checked 2026-09-16