diff --git a/packages/api/src/apollo.ts b/packages/api/src/apollo.ts
index 0326ec95a..b2c748921 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/apollo.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/apollo.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ import { logger } from './utils/logger'
 import { ReadingProgressDataSource } from './datasources/reading_progress_data_source'
 import { createPrometheusExporterPlugin } from '@bmatei/apollo-prometheus-exporter'
 import { ApolloServerPlugin } from 'apollo-server-plugin-base'
-import { countDailyServiceUsage } from './services/service_usage'
+import {
+  countDailyServiceUsage,
+  createServiceUsage,
+} from './services/service_usage'
 
 const signToken = promisify(jwt.sign)
 const pubsub = createPubSubClient()
@@ -135,6 +138,21 @@ export function makeApolloServer(app: Express): ApolloServer {
             throw new Error('You have reached the daily email limit')
           }
         }
+
+        return {
+          // track usage of the API
+          async willSendResponse(requestContext) {
+            // if the request was successful, increment the user's email sent count
+            if (
+              userId &&
+              query?.includes(action) &&
+              !requestContext.response.errors &&
+              !requestContext.response.data?.replyToEmail?.errorCodes
+            ) {
+              await createServiceUsage(userId, action)
+            }
+          },
+        }
       },
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/service_usage.ts b/packages/api/src/services/service_usage.ts
index 9d4ada1d8..454f3d9a9 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/service_usage.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/service_usage.ts
@@ -20,3 +20,12 @@ export const countDailyServiceUsage = async (
     })
   )
 }
+
+export const createServiceUsage = async (userId: string, action: string) => {
+  return authTrx((tx) =>
+    tx.withRepository(repo).save({
+      user: { id: userId },
+      action,
+    })
+  )
+}