specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Activision Blizzard
providerId: activision-blizzard
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Gaming
  - World Of Warcraft
  - Hearthstone
  - Diablo
  - Starcraft
  - Battle.net
description: Activision Blizzard exposes the Battle.net API for game data (World of Warcraft, Diablo
  III, Hearthstone, StarCraft II) and account profiles. The API is free for non-commercial use under the
  Battle.net API Terms of Use; there is no published self-service paid plan tier — commercial licensing
  is negotiated directly with Blizzard. Activision Blizzard is now part of Microsoft Gaming.
sources:
  - https://develop.battle.net/
  - https://community.developer.battle.net/
notes: No public per-API price points. Battle.net API access is free of charge under the developer terms;
  commercial use requires direct agreement with Blizzard. Reconciled flag is false because there is no
  published price list to map.
plans:
  - id: activision-blizzard-battle-net-developer
    name: Battle.net Developer (Free, Non-commercial)
    type: freemium
    description: Free Battle.net API access for personal / non-commercial / community projects, gated
      by an OAuth2 client registered at develop.battle.net.
    entries:
      - label: API access
        name: battle_net_dev
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Game data (WoW, Diablo III, Hearthstone, StarCraft II)
      - name: Account profile data
      - name: OAuth2 (Battle.net) login
  - id: activision-blizzard-battle-net-commercial
    name: Battle.net Commercial Use
    type: enterprise
    description: Commercial use of Battle.net API data requires direct agreement with Blizzard. Pricing
      and terms are not publicly listed.
    entries:
      - label: Commercial agreement
        name: battle_net_commercial
        type: subscription
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact Blizzard
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Commercial-use licence
      - name: Negotiated rate limits
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - free
  - subscription
  units:
  - negotiated
  - request
  plans:
  - name: Battle.net Developer (Free, Non-commercial)
    access: freemium
    model: free
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - request
    periods:
    - per-use
  - name: Battle.net Commercial Use
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - negotiated
    periods:
    - year