Building an API and thinking about charging for it? The first thing you need to figure out is what to count and what happens when someone exceeds their limit.
In this video, we cover:
- Metering patterns: request counting, token metering, and data transfer tracking
- Features vs. meters: how raw usage connects to what customers actually buy
- Enforcement at the gateway: the four checks that happen before a request reaches your backend
- Hard limits vs. soft limits: when to block requests and when to allow overages
Full blog post with detailed examples: https://zuplo.link/HATLV9H
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00:00 Introduction
00:31 What is metering?
01:26 Metering Example: Request Counting
01:39 Metering Example: Token Metering
01:55 Metering Example: Data Transfer
02:18 Features & Meters
03:03 Enforcement
03:36 Hard Limits vs Soft Limits
04:30 Foundation of API Monetization
