Q: Is there a free tier without a card?

Yes. 500 renders/month free, no card required. When you upgrade to PAYG, we collect payment via Lemon Squeezy (merchant of record for tax compliance). No hidden charges, no monthly minimum.

Q: How does signing and expiry work?

All /og URLs must be signed with HMAC-SHA256 of the parameter string using your SIGNINGSECRET. Signatures prove you authorized that request. Expiry (expires= ) is optional; if set, the URL is invalid after that time. See Quickstart — Signing Algorithm for a worked example.

Q: What latency should I expect?

OG images: <100ms cached (edge), 50–150ms cold (first render). Screenshots (when live): 1–4 seconds due to browser overhead. Use RenderOG for OG images (fast); screenshots are a bonus later.

Q: How do I rotate my API key?

Call POST /v1/keys with "action": "rotate". You get a new key immediately; the old one stays active for 24 hours. Store the new key securely — it's shown once.

Question 1

What counts as a render for billing?

Accepted Answer

A render is a successful HTTP 200 response that was not served from cache. The image must be unique (cache miss) to count. Cache hits and all failures (4xx/5xx) have zero cost, ever — that's non-negotiable. Every render is logged; you can audit it in your dashboard.

Question 2

What do I do after 500 free renders?

Accepted Answer

Upgrade to pay-as-you-go in your dashboard for $0.003 per render, no minimum. You keep your free 500/month; overage is billed at the per-render rate. Cancel anytime.

Question 3

Do screenshots cost the same?

Accepted Answer

Screenshots aren't live yet (returns 501). When they launch in Phase 5, pricing will be announced separately — they use more resources (headless browser) than OG images. OG remains $0.003/render.

Question 4

Are cache hits billed?

Accepted Answer

No. A cache hit means the same image was rendered before and is served from Cloudflare's edge. That second request costs $0 and takes <5ms. Cache is 1 year (immutable), so popular images get free rerenders.

Question 5

Is there a free tier without a card?

Accepted Answer

Yes. 500 renders/month free, no card required. When you upgrade to PAYG, we collect payment via Lemon Squeezy (merchant of record for tax compliance). No hidden charges, no monthly minimum.

Question 6

How does signing and expiry work?

Accepted Answer

All /og URLs must be signed with HMAC-SHA256 of the parameter string using your SIGNINGSECRET. Signatures prove you authorized that request. Expiry (expires=<unix timestamp>) is optional; if set, the URL is invalid after that time. See Quickstart — Signing Algorithm for a worked example.

Question 7

What latency should I expect?

Accepted Answer