Archive runs on prepaid credits.
Your query runs against the last 30 days of live data, and the match count is multiplied by the number of months in your range:
estimated posts = posts in last 30 days x number of months
The same post can appear across multiple sites or across separate orders, so it may be counted more than once.
Only one order is processed at a time. While an order is pending, the credits it reserves are held - a second order that would exceed your remaining balance is rejected until the first completes.
The Wizard also supports one-off card payment instead of credits: $0.0002 per post, with a $10 minimum per month in the selected timeframe. The higher of the two applies, and the cost is charged regardless of the actual result count - including an empty dataset.
Every account can pull a free sample of up to 100 posts from the last 30 days. It uses no credits and is the fastest way to validate a query.
Contact [email protected] to top up your Archive credits.