Daily Limits, Credits, and Pausing

Understand your daily Autopilot limit, how credits are spent per application, automatic pausing when you run out, and how to pause or resume yourself.

Written By Aplyr Support

Last updated About 2 hours ago

  • Autopilot applies up to your Daily Application Limit each day, then waits — the counter resets at midnight UTC.
  • Each application submission costs roughly one credit; failed submissions are refunded.
  • Autopilot pauses itself when you run out of credits, and you can pause or resume it any time from the Active toggle.

Autopilot is built to run hands-off, but it stays inside two guardrails — a daily cap and your credit balance — so it never applies more than you want or more than you've paid for. Here's exactly how both work, and how to pause and resume on your terms.

How the daily limit works

Every day, Autopilot will submit up to your Daily Application Limit and no more. You set this number on the Autopilot page under Configuration.

  1. Open Autopilot and click Configuration.
  2. Find Daily Application Limit and use the + / − buttons, or type a number directly.
  3. Your maximum depends on your plan — you'll see a note like "Pro plan allows up to N/day." Higher tiers allow a higher daily limit.

[Insert image: the Autopilot Configuration panel showing the Daily Application Limit stepper with the "per day" label]

As Autopilot runs, the header shows your progress for the day — for example, "3 of 10 today." Once you hit the cap, the next-run indicator switches to Daily limit reached and Autopilot stops queuing new applications until the counter resets.

📌 Note The daily counter resets at midnight UTC, not your local midnight. If you're in a US time zone, that means your fresh daily allowance arrives in the afternoon or evening, not at 12:00 a.m. your time.

What each submission costs

Applying costs credits. As a rule of thumb, one application submission uses about one credit. Your plan includes a monthly credit allowance, and new accounts start with trial credits to try things out.

A few details worth knowing:

  • Failed submissions are refunded. If an application can't be completed — for example, the job closes mid-apply — you're not charged for it.
  • Both Quick Apply and Autopilot draw from the same credit balance.
  • You can always see your remaining balance in the credits badge at the top of the Autopilot page.

For the full breakdown of allowances and how to top up, see How credits work and Upgrading your plan or buying more credits.

Automatic pause when you run out of credits

If your credit balance reaches zero, Autopilot can't submit, so it pauses itself automatically. You'll see the status change to Paused — out of credits, and the next-run countdown disappears because there's nothing to run.

To get going again, click the toggle — instead of switching Autopilot off, it opens the upgrade and buy-credits options. As soon as you have credits, Autopilot resumes on its next scheduled run automatically. There's no separate switch to flip back on.

💡 Tip Want to avoid surprise pauses? Upgrading your plan raises both your monthly credit allowance and your daily limit, so Autopilot can run longer between top-ups. Compare options on the Billing page.

Pausing and resuming yourself

You stay in full control. The Active toggle in the Autopilot header turns the whole system on and off whenever you like.

  1. Go to Autopilot.
  2. Click the Active toggle to switch it to OFF — Autopilot stops finding and submitting jobs immediately.
  3. Click it again to turn Autopilot back on. It picks up on its next scheduled run.

Pausing is handy when you're taking a break from your search, traveling, or want to review your settings before more applications go out. Turning Autopilot off doesn't change your configuration, queue, or credits — everything is exactly as you left it when you switch it back on.

⚠️ Warning If you use Review Queue mode and let pending items pile up, Autopilot will temporarily stop queuing new applications until you accept or reject what's waiting. Clear the queue to make room for new applications and maintain momentum — see Managing your Autopilot queue.

Good to know

  • The limit is a cap, not a target. Autopilot only applies when it finds jobs that match your filters, so it may submit fewer than your daily limit on a slow day.
  • Daily limit and credits work together. Even with credits to spare, Autopilot won't exceed your daily cap; even below your daily cap, it won't run without credits.
  • Review Queue vs Fully Automated doesn't change your costs — both spend credits only when an application is actually submitted.