Plans and limits

• Welcome checks: every new account gets 5 one-time email checks. They are used only after the day’s allowance, and don’t expire.
• Scan credits: extra scans beyond the daily allowance (Enthusiast plan, or granted by support). They are used only after the day’s allowance, and don’t expire.
• What doesn’t count: scans that fail or are cancelled, and email checks that fail on our side (502, or the verdict fatal_exception). A failed scan paid with a credit gives the credit back.
• To change plan, contact scan@validate.al.

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When you reach a limit

{
  "detail": {
    "error": "Daily scan limit reached. It resets at 2026-10-05T00:00:00Z.",
    "limit": "scan",
    "resets_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

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See what’s left

curl -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key" https://api.validate.al/me/quota

{
  "plan": "free",
  "resets_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z",
  "scans": {"daily_allowance": 1, "used_today": 1, "left_today": 0, "credits": 0},
  "email_checks": {"daily_allowance": 1, "used_today": 1, "left_today": 0, "welcome_left": 4},
  "total_scans": 3,
  "completed_scans": 2
}