Understanding Data Credits
Data credits are how DealMachine meters access to property and people data — one simple unit across search, export, the API, and every app.
One credit = one unique record
You spend one data credit the first time you access a unique property or a unique person. Properties and people are counted separately — pulling a property and its owner is one property credit plus one people credit. The same record is never charged twice in the same billing cycle.
What uses credits
- Searching for properties or people
- Property & person lookups by ID
- Enriching records with phones, emails & owner data
- Exporting contacts, phones or emails
- Revealing contacts on a property
- Programmatic access via the API & CLI
- Data the Copilot pulls on your behalf
What's always free
- Re-accessing a record you already unlocked this cycle
- Viewing your account, filters & field metadata
- Count endpoints and cost estimates
Deduplicated within your billing month
Access the same property or person more than once in a single billing period and it only ever counts once. Re-opening records, re-running a list, or exporting the same leads again won't double-charge you.
Your monthly allowance
Your allowance resets at the start of each billing cycle. Go over it and we keep you moving — extra usage is billed as overages at your plan's per-credit rate, never a hard stop.
Frequently asked
Does a person with three phone numbers cost three credits?
No. A unique person costs one data credit no matter how many phone numbers or emails come back with them.
What happens if I go over my monthly allowance?
We don't cut you off. Usage beyond your allowance is billed as overages at your plan's per-credit rate, so your work never stops mid-task.
Do credits roll over?
No — your allowance refreshes at the start of each billing cycle. Deduplication is also scoped to the cycle.
How do I see what a search will cost before I run it?
Search endpoints accept a cost estimate that previews the credit cost without returning data or spending credits. Count endpoints are always free.
See how many credits your plan includes
Every plan comes with a monthly data credit allowance. Size yours on the pricing page.
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