Counter is a simple tool for incrementing, decrementing, and resetting a cloud counter. It returns the current value of the counter.
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{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
// Cloud Counter response payload
}
}
About the Cloud Counter API
Counter works by incrementing, decrementing, and resetting a cloud counter. It uses advanced algorithms to ensure the counter is updated accurately and returns the current value of the counter.
What people use it for
- Analytics
- Use the Counter API to increment or decrement counters for analytics. Use the data to track events, count occurrences, and measure performance
- User Engagement
- Increment counters by using the Counter API for user engagement. Use the data to track user interactions, monitor activity, and analyze behavior
- Game Development
- Use the Counter API to increment or decrement counters for game development. Use the data to track scores, count achievements, and manage progress
- Data Processing
- Increment counters by using the Counter API for data processing. Use the data to count records, track changes, and analyze trends
Ways to call it
One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.
- JSON
- Default REST response
- XML
- Markup format
- YAML
- Human-readable
- CSV
- Tabular export
- GraphQL
- Query language
- MCP
- For AI agents
Other ways to use Cloud Counter
Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.
What does the Cloud Counter API do?
How do I authenticate Cloud Counter API requests?
How much does the Cloud Counter API cost?
How fast is the Cloud Counter API?
What response formats does the Cloud Counter API support?
What HTTP method does the Cloud Counter API use?
Request parameters — GET /v1/counter
Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.
Required
| Parameter | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
idRequired | string | test_counter | The ID of the counter (e.g., test_counter) |
curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter?id=test_counter" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"Authentication
Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.
| Header | When | Value |
|---|---|---|
x-api-keyRequired | Every request | Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so X-API-Key is the same header. |
AuthorizationAlternate | Instead of the above | Bearer <key> — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing. |
A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.
Response — GET /v1/counter
Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"created": "2024-04-26T22:09:46.000Z",
"id": "test_counter",
"lastAction": "get",
"lastRead": "2025-12-16T22:21:45.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2024-04-26T22:09:46.000Z",
"numberOfDigits": 1,
"ordinal": "zeroth",
"value": 0,
"words": "zero",
"isEven": true,
"isNegative": false,
"isZero": true,
"isPrime": false
}
}
Response fields
Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
created | string | "2024-04-26T22:09:46.000Z" | |
id | string | "test_counter" | |
lastAction | string | "get" | |
lastRead | string | "2025-12-16T22:21:45.000Z" | |
lastUpdated | string | "2024-04-26T22:09:46.000Z" | |
numberOfDigits | number | 1 | |
ordinal | string | "zeroth" | |
value | number | 0 | |
words | string | "zero" | |
isEven | boolean | true | Whether the counter value is even |
isNegative | boolean | false | Whether the counter value is negative |
isZero | boolean | true | Whether the counter value is zero |
isPrime | boolean | false | Whether the counter value is a prime number |
Response headers
Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.
| Header | What it carries |
|---|---|
x-api-remaining-credits | Credits left in the current cycle |
x-api-credits-used | Credits spent in the current cycle |
x-api-max-credits | The allowance for the cycle |
x-api-version | Version of the endpoint that answered |
Errors
Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.
| Status | Meaning | What to do |
|---|---|---|
400 | Input was rejected | Read error; it names the parameter that has to change. |
401 | Key missing or invalid | Check the header name and the key value. |
403 | Key valid, but not permitted here | A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key. |
429 | Rate limited, or out of credits | Read error to tell them apart, then back off or top up. |
What a call costs — 2 credits per call
Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.
| Plan | Per month | Credits | Cloud Counter calls | Per 1,000 calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 200 | 100 | Free |
| Starter | $29.99 | 200,000 | 100,000 | $0.30 |
| Pro | $99.99 | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | $0.20 |
| Mega | $299.99 | 4,000,000 | 2,000,000 | $0.15 |
Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.
Call it from cURL — GET /v1/counter
No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/counter with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.
curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"Resources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/counter
Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Cloud Counter API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.
npm install @apiverve/counterconst res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter", {
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);Resources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Call it from Python — GET /v1/counter
Install the Python SDK, then call the Cloud Counter API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.
pip install apiverve-counterimport requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])Resources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/counter
Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Cloud Counter API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.
dotnet add package APIVerve.API.CloudCounterusing var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");
var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter");
Console.WriteLine(json);Resources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Call it from Go — GET /v1/counter
No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/counter with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))Resources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Call it from PHP — GET /v1/counter
No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/counter with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.
$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;Resources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/counter
No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/counter with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.bodyResources
Also published for
Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.
Zero-code embed — one snippet, no backend
Drop an interactive Cloud Counter form onto any page. The widget calls the API for you, so no key ever appears in your markup and there is nothing to deploy.
Changelog — Cloud Counter API
Every change to this endpoint, newest first. Breaking changes ship as a new version and the previous one keeps serving — response fields are added, never removed or retyped in place, so an integration written against v1 keeps working.
Entries are picked up from dated catalog snapshots, so the first one appears after the next snapshot that moves something. A period where nothing changed produces no entry — silence is a valid changelog for the Cloud Counter API.
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