# Monitor usage

> Track gas sponsorship spend and understand your sponsorship limit

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/docs/llms.txt).

## Your sponsorship limit

To sponsor gas, you need funds available: [add funds](https://dashboard.alchemy.com/apps/latest/gas-sponsorship) in the dashboard to set your sponsorship limit. Your limit at any time is your base limit (if any) plus unused funds.

* **Enterprise** plans get a pre-agreed base limit included. You can sponsor beyond it by adding more funds.
* **PAYG** plans must add funds to start sponsoring.

Billing admins get an email alert at 50%, 75%, 90%, and 100% of your sponsorship limit.

## What the Usage tab shows

Open the **Usage** tab in the [Gas Sponsorship dashboard](https://dashboard.alchemy.com/apps/latest/gas-sponsorship) to see current usage including:

* **This month** — spend accrued in the current billing period
* **Unpaid prior** — unpaid spend carried over from previous periods. This counts against your limit until paid.
* **Pending** — sponsorships already signed but not yet mined onchain. These count against your limit as soon as they're signed.

Usage resets to zero once your bill is paid at the end of the month.

You can also see:

* A daily spend breakdown
* Lifetime usage per policy

## More detailed usage

* Use [Get Policy Stats](/docs/wallets/api-reference/gas-manager-admin-api/admin-api-endpoints/get-policy-stats) for a more detailed usage breakdown.
* Use [Get Sponsorships](/docs/wallets/api-reference/gas-manager-admin-api/admin-api-endpoints/get-sponsorships) for a paginated history per policy including individual transaction spend.

## Next steps

* [Gas sponsorship quickstart](/docs/wallets/transactions/sponsor-gas)
* [Create a policy](/docs/wallets/transactions/sponsor-gas/sponsorship-policy-management) — set up a policy before you can sponsor gas
* [Policy rules](/docs/wallets/transactions/sponsor-gas/conditional-sponsorship-rules) — spend limits and custom rules
* [Gas Manager API](/docs/wallets/low-level-infra/gas-manager/policy-management/api-endpoints) — manage policies programmatically