diff --git a/internal/web/controller/client.go b/internal/web/controller/client.go
index a362d7f78..f52c42a40 100644
--- a/internal/web/controller/client.go
+++ b/internal/web/controller/client.go
@@ -118,7 +118,14 @@ func (a *ClientController) get(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 	rec.Flow = flow
-	jsonObj(c, gin.H{"client": rec, "inboundIds": inboundIds}, nil)
+	// Consumed bytes (up+down, including cross-node global overlay) so API
+	// consumers can pair usage with the client's totalGB quota (#4973).
+	// Best-effort: a traffic lookup failure must not break the client fetch.
+	var usedTraffic int64
+	if t, tErr := a.inboundService.GetClientTrafficByEmail(email); tErr == nil && t != nil {
+		usedTraffic = t.Up + t.Down
+	}
+	jsonObj(c, gin.H{"client": rec, "inboundIds": inboundIds, "usedTraffic": usedTraffic}, nil)
 }
 
 func (a *ClientController) create(c *gin.Context) {