What does the `purchase_payg` transaction type in Credits History mean?

A purchase_payg row in your Valid Email Checker Credits History records a single Pay-As-You-Go credit pack purchase. When you buy 10,000 credits from /buy-credits and the payment clears, one purchase_payg row lands in your history with the total credit count (base + bonus combined) and the new balance.

What the row looks like

In the Credits History table, a typical purchase_payg entry shows: transaction type "Credits Purchase", credits_in equal to the total deposit (for a 10k tier purchase, that is 10,500 — 10,000 base plus 500 bonus), credits_out = 0, balance_after equal to your new total balance, bucket = "payg". The description usually includes the tier label and the dollar amount paid, something like "PAYG purchase: 10,000 credits ($18.00)". The credit-card icon next to the row indicates a payment-backed transaction.

Base credits and bonus credits land in one row

We do not split base credits and bonus credits into two separate transactions. The bonus (see what are bonus credits) is applied at the same instant and recorded as part of the same purchase_payg row. One purchase, one ledger entry. If you want to confirm the bonus was applied, compare the credits_in value against the base credits of the tier you bought — anything above that is your bonus.

Card vs crypto purchases look the same

Whether you paid by card (Stripe) or by cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, and others), the resulting Credits History row is identical. The payment method is recorded on the underlying payment transaction, not on the credit transaction. If you need to see the payment processor, open the Billing tab in Account Settings.

Distinguishing manual purchases from auto-refill

A purchase_payg row is always a purchase you initiated from /buy-credits. Top-ups that happened automatically when your balance dipped below a threshold are tagged differently — they are auto_refill (see what does auto_refill mean). The visual icon differs too: auto_refill uses the credit-card icon as well, but the transaction type label clearly reads "Auto Refill".