Connect Tavily

You need API key. About two minutes.

1Get your API key

API key

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  1. Sign in to the Tavily Platform.
  2. Copy one of the API keys listed on your dashboard, or create a new one.

Free accounts get 1,000 credits a month.

Open the page

https://app.tavily.com

2Add it to CreditBar

  1. Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
  2. Click Add account and pick Tavily.
  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 Tavily. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.

3What it reads

Reports
plan and per-key credit usage for the current cycle
Calls
https://api.tavily.com/usage
Refreshes
At most every 5 minutes
API docs
Tavily reference, checked 2026-09-16