> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.meshapi.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dashboard

> A guided tour of the Mesh API control panel.

The [Mesh Dashboard](https://app.meshapi.ai) is your control center for managing API keys, billing, usage logs, and prompt templates. This page walks through each section.

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## API Keys

Create and manage your `rsk_...` credentials.

* **Create keys** with descriptive labels (e.g. `production`, `staging`, `teammate-alice`)
* **Set spend caps** — a hard USD limit per key to prevent runaway costs
* **Configure rate limits** — Requests Per Minute (RPM), Requests Per Day (RPD), and Tokens Per Minute (TPM)
* **Monitor per-key metrics** — request counts, success/error rates, and total spend

### Key creation options

When creating a key you can configure global limits that apply to all models, and optionally restrict which models the key can use with per-model overrides:

**Global limits (apply across all models on this key):**

| Setting   | Description                                                   |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RPM       | Maximum requests per minute                                   |
| RPD       | Maximum requests per day                                      |
| TPM       | Maximum tokens per minute                                     |
| Spend cap | Hard USD ceiling — requests are rejected once this is reached |

**Model allowlist (optional):**

Select specific models this key is permitted to use. If no models are selected, the key can access all models available to your account.

**Per-model limits (optional):**

For each model added to the allowlist you can set independent rate limits and a spend cap that apply only when that model is called:

| Setting   | Description                   |
| --------- | ----------------------------- |
| RPM       | Per-model requests per minute |
| RPD       | Per-model requests per day    |
| TPM       | Per-model tokens per minute   |
| Spend cap | Per-model USD ceiling         |

Per-model limits are enforced in addition to the global key limits — whichever limit is hit first takes effect.

<Warning>
  Set a spend cap on every key before sharing it or deploying to production.
</Warning>

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## Billing

Manage your pre-paid credit balance.

* **Current balance** — real-time view of remaining credits in USD
* **Top up** — add credits via Stripe or local payment gateways (UPI, cards)
* **Spend history** — detailed breakdown by provider, model, and date range
* **Auto-recharge** — automatically top up when your balance drops below a threshold

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## Logs

Every request through your account is recorded.

* **Filter** by date, model, API key, or status (success / error)
* **Latency tracking** — time-to-first-token and total response time per request
* **Token counts** — prompt and completion token breakdown per call
* **Request ID** — a unique `req_...` ID on every request, useful for support tickets

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## Models

Browse the full model catalog.

* **Discover** all enabled models across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and more
* **Compare pricing** — live prompt and completion cost per 1M tokens
* **Filter free models** — find \$0-cost models for testing and prototyping
* **Check capabilities** — context length, supported modalities (text, image, audio)

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## Templates

Create and manage [Prompt Templates](/docs/capabilities/prompt-templates) through a visual editor.

* **Write system prompts** with `{{variable}}` slots for dynamic values
* **Set default parameters** — temperature, max tokens, stop sequences
* **Test in-dashboard** before deploying to production
* **Manage versions** — update templates without touching client code

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## Usage Analytics

Aggregate views of your AI spend and traffic patterns.

* **By model** — see which models consume the most tokens and cost
* **By key** — identify which integrations are driving the most traffic
* **Time-series** — visualize request volume and latency trends over time
* **Error analysis** — track upstream provider error rates

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## Provider Keys (BYOK)

Configure your own upstream API keys for providers like AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and OpenAI. See [Bring Your Own Keys](/docs/capabilities/byok).