Using Moesif, AWS, and Stripe to Monetize Your AI APIs Part-3: Managing Customer Credit

Part three of a four-part series on AI API monetization focuses on setting up pre-paid credit management using Moesif and Stripe, allowing businesses to charge customers for API usage in a near real-time environment. Building on the foundational infrastructure created with AWS Lambda, Gateway, and Moesif's integration with Stripe, this segment details the process of adding credits to a customer's account, burning down those credits as they are used, and blocking API access once credits are depleted. Moesif's new features enable real-time balance tracking without the limitations imposed by traditional billing providers, thereby facilitating a seamless pay-as-you-go billing system. The article also explores three methods for automating credit top-ups: using webhooks, APIs, or a combination of both, to maintain synchronized balances between Stripe and Moesif. As the series progresses, the final installment will cover customer onboarding to complete the end-to-end API monetization setup, empowering businesses to effectively generate revenue from their APIs.