Traffic & Usage
Your plan includes an amount of traffic — the data nsin sends your visitors. This page covers how it’s counted, where to see it, and what happens when you use more than your plan includes.
The three kinds of traffic
Section titled “The three kinds of traffic”Not all traffic costs the same, because not all of it does the same amount of work:
| Kind | What it is | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cached | Served straight from nsin’s cache. Your server wasn’t involved. | Cheapest |
| Proxied | Fetched from your server through the nsin edge. | Middle |
| Direct | Passed through without proxying or caching. | Highest |
Each is priced per gigabyte; current prices show next to your usage in the panel.
Where to see your usage
Section titled “Where to see your usage”- Open the domain.
- Go to Traffic (or the Usage panel in Billing).
You’ll see how much of the plan’s allowance you’ve used this period, a day-by-day table split across the three kinds, and a per-hostname breakdown showing which subdomain is responsible.
Numbers settle a little behind real time — usage totals on a regular cycle, not per request — so the last hour or so may still be filling in.
Going over the allowance
Section titled “Going over the allowance”Nothing is cut off. Traffic above your plan’s included amount is billed pay-as-you-go from your wallet at the rates above, and appears on your invoices. If you’re regularly over, a larger plan is usually cheaper than the overage — compare the two in Plans.
When a subscription ends
Section titled “When a subscription ends”If a subscription expires, your site keeps serving. Plan features drop to the free tier and all traffic is billed pay-as-you-go. See Plans for renewal reminders and auto-renew.
Wallet and invoices
Section titled “Wallet and invoices”Traffic charges and plan purchases are both paid from your wallet:
- Wallet shows your balance and every movement — top-ups, plan purchases, traffic charges, refunds.
- Invoices are issued per billing period and per purchase, each with its own number and itemised lines.
Keep enough balance for your expected traffic, especially with auto-renew.
Common questions
Section titled “Common questions”My traffic looks higher than my own analytics say. Analytics counts requests; billing counts bytes, including every response’s overhead. Large files and video show a bigger gap than page views suggest.
Which subdomain is using it all? The per-hostname breakdown on the traffic page answers exactly this.
Does traffic to blocked requests count? A blocked request is refused at the edge with a tiny response, so it costs almost nothing — part of why blocking at the edge is worth doing. See Blocking Traffic.
Can an API key see my usage? It can read subscription, feature, usage and invoice data. It can never buy, switch, renew, or top up the wallet — those actions are panel-only. See API Keys.