Cloud Counter API

GET

Track and adjust persistent totals without running a database.

Cloud Counter stores and updates persistent numeric counters by ID without needing a database. It tracks increments, decrements, and custom values while returning timestamps and number properties like parity and prime status.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/counter?id=test_counter

Query parameters

idstring

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "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
  }
}

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

Article View Counts: Increment a page tally each time a reader loads a blog post, returning the fresh total without querying a local database.
Feature Usage Quotas: To enforce monthly limits, SaaS backends increase a user action counter and check whether the total crosses allowed thresholds.
Live Score Tracking: Gaming servers adjust player points up or down during matches while fetching parity and formatted word representations.
Inventory Stock Adjustments: When shoppers complete checkout, decrement item tallies and inspect the remaining balance without maintaining dedicated database tables.

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

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Other ways to use Cloud Counter

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.on VerveKit Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.on VerveSheets Ground an agent on itA cited, machine-checkable fact your model can't produce on its own.on VerveContext

Questions.

Common questions about the Cloud Counter API.

Read the docs →

What operations can I perform on a counter?

You can increment, decrement, set an exact value, delete a counter, and fetch its current total. You can also retrieve a list of all your active counters to review their values and creation dates.

Does the counter support negative numbers and zero?

Yes. Counters handle positive numbers, zero, and negative values. When you inspect a counter, the response confirms whether the current value is negative, zero, even, or prime, alongside its digit count.

Can I adjust a counter by custom step amounts on the Free plan?

Supplying a custom value parameter requires a paid plan. The Free plan supports default increments and decrements, while Starter and higher let you specify custom adjustment amounts or assign explicit target values.

What would 50,000 counter updates a month cost me?

Fifty thousand counter updates consume 100,000 credits, taking up half of the Starter plan's 200,000 monthly credits. That works out to about $0.0003 per call, or $0.30 per 1,000 calls. The Free plan includes 100 calls per month for testing.

What metadata does reading a counter return?

Fetching a counter returns its current count, creation timestamp, last read timestamp, last updated timestamp, and last action performed. The Cloud Counter response also provides formatted text words, ordinal text, digit count, and parity flags.

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
`id`Required	string	`test_counter`	The ID of the counter (e.g., test_counter)

Example request

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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-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

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.

Sample response

{
  "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"`	ISO timestamp of when the counter was first created
`id`	string	`"test_counter"`	The identifier of the counter
`lastAction`	string	`"get"`	The most recent action performed on the counter (e.g., get, up, down, set)
`lastRead`	string	`"2025-12-16T22:21:45.000Z"`	ISO timestamp of when the counter was most recently queried
`lastUpdated`	string	`"2024-04-26T22:09:46.000Z"`	ISO timestamp of when the counter's value was last changed
`numberOfDigits`	number	`1`	The number of digits in the counter's current value, not counting a negative sign
`ordinal`	string	`"zeroth"`	The counter's current value spelled out as an ordinal word (e.g., "zeroth")
`value`	number	`0`	The counter's current numeric value
`words`	string	`"zero"`	The counter's current value spelled out in words (e.g., "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.

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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

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/counter-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCloud Counter API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/counternpm apiverve-counterPyPI APIVerve.API.CloudCounterNuGet

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.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/counter

Node.js

const 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

npm@apiverve/counterThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/counter-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCloud Counter API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

apiverve-counterPyPI APIVerve.API.CloudCounterNuGet

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.

Install — PyPI

pip install apiverve-counter

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

PyPIapiverve-counterThe published Python client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/counter-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCloud Counter API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/counternpm APIVerve.API.CloudCounterNuGet

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.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.CloudCounter

C# / .NET

using 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

NuGetAPIVerve.API.CloudCounterThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/counter-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCloud Counter API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/counternpm apiverve-counterPyPI

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

@apiverve/counternpm apiverve-counterPyPI APIVerve.API.CloudCounterNuGet

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.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/counter");
curl_setopt($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

@apiverve/counternpm apiverve-counterPyPI APIVerve.API.CloudCounterNuGet

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.

Ruby

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.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/counternpm apiverve-counterPyPI APIVerve.API.CloudCounterNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Cloud Counter API

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Cloud Counter API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Cloud Counter

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/counter

Required

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/counter

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/counter

Resources

Also published for

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