# Encrata documentation

- Base URL: `https://developer.encrata.com`
- Authentication: `Authorization: Bearer enc_...`
- API key format: `enc_` followed by 32 hexadecimal characters
- Rate limit: 200 requests per minute per account. `X-Ratelimit-Reset` is the number of seconds until the window resets.
- Errors: see [Errors](https://docs.encrata.com/errors) for the five response shapes.
- Credits: most lookups cost 1 credit. Email Identity costs 1,000 credits. Repeat lookups of the same input are free for 6 months after the first paid lookup.
- Dashboard-only routes return `404` on the developer API.