How to keep your billing hits under control
Iframely billing is based on hits, which are counted as hours in which a specific URL is active on our platform. This model naturally limits exposure, but we also provide tools and notifications to help you manage your account and avoid surprises.
How Iframely billing works
A hit is one hour in which a URL is active on Iframely, either via API or through our hosted iframes. A single URL can generate no more than 24 hits per day, even if it is viewed a million times or resolved thousands of times over the API in that hour. If you exceed your plan’s included hits, additional usage is billed at the overage rate of your plan.
If you need a deeper overview of the model, see our article on how Iframely billing works.
Usage limits
You can set a usage budget by defining a threshold in Iframely hits. When the threshold is reached, you can choose to receive an email notification or restrict further usage. If blocking is enabled, Iframely will start returning an error after notification, with a delay you configure. Please note that the limit is not exact and is checked once every few hours.
You also have access to detailed analytics in your dashboard to monitor which URLs are being embedded and where the traffic is coming from.
Get notified about better plans
One week before your upcoming invoice, Iframely runs a projection algorithm and sends you an email with your estimated usage and cost. If a better plan is available for your current traffic pattern, we will let you know so you can switch in advance.
Protecting against unauthorized usage
If you are concerned about abnormal traffic or potential misuse of your key, we recommend restricting your API key to your own domains. This prevents unauthorized third parties from using your account. See our guide on managing your API keys.
Notes on traffic spikes
Because billing is per unique active URL per hour (with a 24-hits-per-day cap per URL), repeated requests for the same URL do not increase charges beyond those limits. However, activating many distinct URLs will increase usage accordingly. Use analytics and domain restrictions to monitor and control activity.