Connect Poe
You need API key. About two minutes.
1Get your API key
API key
Paste the API key- Sign in to Poe and open the API keys page.
- Copy your API key, or create a new one.
From Poe's API settings. Reading the balance is free.
Open the pagehttps://poe.com/api/keys
2Add it to CreditBar
- Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
- Click Add account and pick Poe.
- 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 Poe. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.
3What it reads
- Reports
- remaining compute points
- Calls
- https://api.poe.com/usage/current_balance
- Refreshes
- At most every 5 minutes
- API docs
- Poe reference, checked 2026-09-16
Poe meters compute points, which are not comparable with another provider's credits.