Automated AssemblyAI Usage Budget Alerts
Every morning, WebRun opens AssemblyAI, reads yesterday's usage and the running spend for the current billing period, projects where the month will land at that rate, opens a Trello card when the projection passes the budget you set, and sends you a short WhatsApp warning with the numbers.
How do I get warned before AssemblyAI usage goes over budget?
WebRun opens AssemblyAI every morning, reads yesterday's transcription volume and the spend so far this billing period, and projects where the period will land at the current rate. When the projection passes your budget it opens a Trello card and sends a WhatsApp warning with the numbers.
- Overspend is caught mid-month instead of on the invoice
- Every breach has one owned Trello card, not a pile of duplicates
- A daily all clear so silence never means nobody checked
Built for engineering leads · AI product teams · startup founders · finance and ops
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
app.assemblyai.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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AssemblyAI - read usage and spend so far
assemblyai.com
WebRun opens AssemblyAI to read usage and spend so far. - Open the AssemblyAI dashboard and go to your usage view
- Read yesterday's processed volume and the spend so far this billing period
- Compare yesterday against the trailing seven day average
- Project the full period at the current run rate
- Mark the run as a breach when the projection passes your budget
Done when Yesterday's usage, the period spend, and the projection are all captured.
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Trello - open a card when the budget is at risk
trello.com
WebRun opens Trello to open a card when the budget is at risk. - Open your engineering board in Trello
- Create a card on a breach day titled with the projected overspend
- Put yesterday's volume, the period spend, and the projection in the description
- Add a due date and the owner you nominated
- Update the existing card instead of opening a duplicate if the breach is still open
Done when A breach has exactly one open Trello card carrying the current numbers.
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WhatsApp - warn you with the numbers
whatsapp.com
WebRun opens WhatsApp to warn you with the numbers. - Send your team a short WhatsApp message with yesterday's usage and the period spend
- State the projected end of period figure against the budget
- Link the Trello card on a breach day
- Send a one line all clear when everything is inside budget
Done when You know each morning where the month is heading.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Can it cap or change my AssemblyAI plan?
No. WebRun only reads your usage and spend. Changing a plan, adding a limit, or pausing a key stays a human decision made inside your own account.
What number does it warn on?
The projected end of period spend, taken from the current run rate, against the budget you set. You can also add a hard daily volume ceiling if a single spike matters more than the monthly total.
Does it stop opening cards while a breach continues?
Yes. It updates the existing Trello card with the latest projection instead of creating a new one every morning, so the board never fills with duplicates.
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