Glossary

Terms

Term	Meaning
Item	A game and canonical market hash name, not a specific listing.
Market	The trading venue a quote describes.
Provider	The source from which that quote was collected.
Ask / bid	Sell listing / buy order.
Mid / CSCP	A calculated daily valuation, not a tradable offer.
Freshness	The age of confirmation represented by `fresh_at`.
Delisted	No longer listed; the last price can remain visible.
Credit	An integer API usage unit, separate from wallet money.
Wallet	USD balance used for purchases on cs.cheap.
Subscription	A prepaid time window that makes non-premium API calls credit-free while active.
Snapshot	A generated export or account view that can lag its source.

See price semantics and billing for the corresponding behavior.