specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Cloverly
providerId: cloverly
created: '2026-05-24'
modified: '2026-05-24'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Carbon
  - Carbon Offsets
  - Climate
  - VCM
  - Voluntary Carbon Market
description: >
  Reconciled pricing for the Cloverly API. Cloverly does not publish a public
  rate card for API access — credit pricing is set per offset source (per
  kilogram of CO2-equivalent) and varies by project type, registry, and
  vintage. Transaction fees and tier discounts are negotiated through
  Cloverly's sales team. Sandbox / public API keys are free.
sources:
  - https://cloverly.com/api
  - https://cloverly.com/catalyst
  - https://docs.cloverly.com
plans:
  - id: cloverly-sandbox
    name: Sandbox
    type: free
    description: Free sandbox tier for development and integration testing. Public API key issued from the Cloverly dashboard. No live credit retirement.
    entries:
      - label: API calls
        name: api_calls
        type: included
        metric: requests
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Sandbox offsets
        name: sandbox_offsets
        type: included
        metric: kg-co2e
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
  - id: cloverly-pay-per-credit
    name: Production (per-credit)
    type: usage-based
    description: Production API access. Each retired offset is billed at the project source's per-kg price plus Cloverly's transaction fee. Pricing varies by project type.
    entries:
      - label: Reforestation / avoided deforestation (per tonne CO2e)
        name: reforestation
        type: metered
        metric: tonnes
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'market'
        userMultiplied: false
        notes: 'Typical Verra/Gold Standard range $3 - $20 per tonne; final price set by selected source.'
      - label: Biochar (per tonne CO2e)
        name: biochar
        type: metered
        metric: tonnes
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'market'
        userMultiplied: false
        notes: 'Typical Puro.earth biochar range $100 - $200 per tonne.'
      - label: Direct Air Capture (per tonne CO2e)
        name: dac
        type: metered
        metric: tonnes
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'market'
        userMultiplied: false
        notes: 'Premium tier — DAC and engineered removals typically $400 - $1,200 per tonne.'
      - label: Renewable energy (per tonne CO2e)
        name: renewables
        type: metered
        metric: tonnes
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'market'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Methane abatement (per tonne CO2e)
        name: methane
        type: metered
        metric: tonnes
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'market'
        userMultiplied: false
  - id: cloverly-catalyst
    name: Catalyst
    type: subscription
    description: Catalyst is Cloverly's commercial software platform for carbon project developers — inventory, pricing, content, payments, omnichannel distribution. Pricing is custom / sales-led.
    entries:
      - label: Catalyst platform subscription
        name: catalyst_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'contact-sales'
        userMultiplied: false
notes: >
  Cloverly's API itself is free to call — costs accrue only when offsets are
  retired through /purchases. Public keys retire from a Cloverly-curated
  default portfolio; private keys can target specific project sources
  identified by their /offsets slug.