# Messaging Credit Statement

Each entry in the report represents either:

* A **credit deduction** (when messages are sent)
* A **credit top-up/recharge**, or
* A **system adjustment** (rare)

#### 📌 Key Columns Explained

<table><thead><tr><th width="267.70703125">Column Name</th><th>Meaning</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date</strong></td><td>The exact date when the message cost or transaction was recorded.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td>Indicates whether the row is a <code>DEBIT</code> (credits used) or <code>CREDIT</code> (top-up added).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Currency</strong></td><td>The currency used for pricing (e.g., INR, USD).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Transaction Amount</strong></td><td>Monetary value deducted or added for messaging usage.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Messaging Credits Remaining</strong></td><td>Running balance after the transaction — helps track trends over time.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marketing message count</strong></td><td>Number of outbound paid marketing messages sent on that date.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marketing message price</strong></td><td>Total Cost of marketing category messages on that day.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Utility messages count</strong></td><td>Count of utility messages sent on that day.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Utility message price</strong></td><td>Total Cost of utility category messages on that day.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Service first message count</strong></td><td>Number of service messages that initiated a new conversation with a customer.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Service first message price</strong></td><td>Total Cost of Service Messages that initiated a new conversation on that day.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Service first message count</strong></td><td>Number of service messages that initiated a new conversation with a customer.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Other fields such as Remarks, Follow-up messages, Media, First Message Price etc are deprecated and are only for backward compatibility. You can ignore them.
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