Bandwidth
Filebase tracks outbound data transfer (egress) — bytes leaving Filebase headed to your users or other services. Inbound traffic (uploads) is always free.
On every paid plan, egress is free. There are no per-GB egress charges. The bandwidth dashboard is provided for visibility — to help you understand your traffic patterns — not for billing.
On the free tier, there is a 5 GB / month egress cap to keep abuse bounded. See pricing for details.
What counts as bandwidth
The dashboard breaks down outbound transfer by category:
S3
Data downloaded through the S3 API. Includes GetObject responses, multipart download reads, and any other authenticated read through s3.filebase.io.
CDN
Data served through the Filebase global CDN — every public-bucket request that returns from an edge cache or after an origin fetch. For public-bucket workloads this is typically the largest category.
When the dashboard updates
Bandwidth counters update on a rolling basis, typically within a few minutes of a request completing. The total billed for the period is the sum across all categories within your billing cycle.
Reading the dashboard
The bandwidth chart on the Overview page shows daily egress for the last 30 days, stacked by category. Hover any column to see the per-category breakdown for that day.
API access
Bandwidth usage is also available programmatically via the Platform API:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $(echo -n "$KEY:$SECRET" | base64)" \
https://api.filebase.io/v1/usage
Returns total storage and the trailing 24-hour bandwidth across all buckets.