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## Start

1.  [Quickstart Create a project, crawl it, query the API, and embed search.](https://ceisium.com/docs/)
2.  [Search API Auth, request fields, response shape, pagination, errors, and examples.](https://ceisium.com/docs/search-api/)
3.  [UI Components Install search UI patterns and wire them to a Ceisium Search project.](https://ceisium.com/docs/ui-components/)
4.  [Analytics Read search events, no-result queries, popular queries, and engagement.](https://ceisium.com/docs/analytics/)

## Search quality

1.  [Benchmark Results, response times, and methods for our search comparison.](https://ceisium.com/docs/benchmark/)

## Observability

1.  [Crawl Logs Track crawl status, page outcomes, failures, retries, and coverage.](https://ceisium.com/docs/crawl-logs/)
2.  [Usage Review API requests, crawl volume, indexing usage, and plan limits.](https://ceisium.com/docs/usage/)

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Updated Sep 27, 2026

# Usage

Review API requests, crawl volume, indexing usage, and plan limits.

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## Start

1.  [Quickstart](https://ceisium.com/docs/)
2.  [Search API](https://ceisium.com/docs/search-api/)
3.  [UI Components](https://ceisium.com/docs/ui-components/)
4.  [Analytics](https://ceisium.com/docs/analytics/)

## Search quality

1.  [Benchmark](https://ceisium.com/docs/benchmark/)

## Observability

1.  [Crawl Logs](https://ceisium.com/docs/crawl-logs/)
2.  [Usage](https://ceisium.com/docs/usage/)

Usage shows how much search and crawl activity a project is using.

![Ceisium Usage page showing current plan usage, indexed pages, active sources, search counts, crawl pages checked, and search health charts.](https://ceisium.com/docs/usage-dashboard.webp)

Usage shows current-period plan consumption and search health for a project.

![Ceisium Usage page showing current plan usage, indexed pages, active sources, search counts, crawl pages checked, and search health charts.](https://ceisium.com/docs/usage-dashboard.webp)

Usage shows current-period plan consumption and search health for a project.

## Main counters

Counter

Meaning

Indexed pages

Pages currently available to search.

Successful searches

Search API calls that completed successfully.

Failed searches

Search API calls that errored.

Total crawls

Manual and scheduled crawl runs.

Crawl pages checked

Pages fetched or checked during crawls.

## Source usage

Use source usage to see which source consumes crawl volume.

For a Next.js project, a source that includes the full `/docs/app` tree will usually check more pages than a source limited to the single `/docs/app/getting-started/installation` page.

## Monthly allowance

Your plan’s monthly allowance counts successful searches across the billing period. If a project reaches it, reduce unnecessary requests or move to a larger plan. The Search API returns `402` when the allowance is exhausted or billing is inactive.

## Per-minute key limits

Per-minute key limits protect against short traffic bursts and accidental cost spikes. They are separate from the monthly allowance:

-   Browser/public keys have a per-IP limit and a total-key limit.
-   Server keys have a total-key limit only, because many visitors can share one server IP.
-   The API returns `429` when an applicable per-minute limit is reached.

The defaults depend on the plan, but you can edit them when creating a key. See [Search API Start Search API Auth, request fields, response shape, pagination, errors, and examples.](https://ceisium.com/docs/search-api/)  for the current defaults and key behavior.

## Quick checks

-   Search volume high, indexed pages stable: visitors are using search.
-   Crawl pages checked high, indexed pages flat: crawl scope may be too wide.
-   Failed searches rising: check API auth, project id, and backend logs.

[Previous Crawl Logs](https://ceisium.com/docs/crawl-logs/)

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