Why did my People Data Labs credit usage jump?

What causes it?

1. A person search uses a credit for every record it returns, so a search set to return more records per call uses more credits.

   In the People Data Labs help: Each person record in the data array of the response counts as a single credit against your total package. Reference - Person Search API, read 2026-11-12.

2. A person lookup is charged when it finds a match, so credit use can rise when a list matches better, even if the number of lookups stays the same.

   In the People Data Labs help: We charge per match. Reference - Person Enrichment API, read 2026-11-12.

3. A search can be followed by the next batch of results, so a tool that keeps paging through results keeps using credits for every record it pulls.

   In the People Data Labs help: Each Person Search API response returns a scroll_token, which you can use to fetch the next size records. Reference - Person Search API, read 2026-11-12.

How do I check it myself?

1. Look at usage one product at a time, such as search or enrichment, to see which one is behind the jump.

   In the People Data Labs help: To change the PDL product, click the dropdown menu and select the product you'd like to view usage for. Usage Page, read 2026-11-12.

2. Check the usage overview for credits used, credits left and the share of your credits used so far.

   In the People Data Labs help: The Usage overview section will show you the total number of credits used, remaining, along with percent usage. Usage Page, read 2026-11-12.

How does People Data Labs work with Feder?

• Connect People Data Labs to Feder and it joins your Interest apps.
• When you connect People Data Labs, Feder checks the connection straight away and shows Connected only when that check passes. If a reading cannot be taken later, Feder shows it as not read, never as zero.

Some numbers are too quiet to judge daily, such as a form filled in a few times a week. Until there is enough of your own history to judge a change, Feder says it is still learning and scores nothing, rather than guessing.

See whether you can trust the numbers in People Data Labs, one of your Interest apps. Feder only reads. It never changes anything in People Data Labs.

What else goes wrong with these numbers?

• Why did my People Data Labs match rate drop?People Data Labs
• Why does my People Data Labs search return fewer people than I expected?People Data Labs
• Why did Google Analytics stop collecting data?Google Analytics
• Why aren't my key events showing in Google Analytics?Google Analytics
• Why does Google Analytics show (not set)?Google Analytics

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Where do these answers come from?

Every cause and check on this page comes from the People Data Labs help pages, quoted above with the date we read them. Last reviewed 2026-11-12. We read them again by 2027-11-12. If one changes, this page changes or comes down.