name: Eurostat API Plans and Pricing
description: Eurostat provides free, open access to European statistical data through its dissemination APIs. There are no subscription tiers or paid plans — all APIs are publicly accessible without authentication or cost.
plans:
  - name: Public Open Access
    description: Free access to all Eurostat statistical data via the dissemination APIs. No registration, API key, or authentication required.
    url: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/user-guides/data-browser/api-data-access/api-introduction
    price: 0
    currency: EUR
    billing: none
    features:
      - Access to all public Eurostat datasets
      - Statistics API (JSON-stat format)
      - SDMX 2.1 API (XML/CSV formats)
      - SDMX 3.0 API (XML/CSV/JSON-stat formats)
      - Asynchronous API for large dataset extraction
      - Catalogue API for dataset discovery
      - Comext/PRODCOM datasets via separate endpoint
      - CORS support on Statistics API
      - Multilingual support (EN, FR, DE)
      - Data updated twice daily (11:00 and 23:00 CET)
    limits:
      - Synchronous queries capped at 500,000 cells
      - Asynchronous queries capped at 5,000,000 cells
      - Requests exceeding 5,000,000 cells are rejected (HTTP 413)
      - URL length constraints may apply to complex filter queries