specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Ford Motor Company
providerId: ford-motor
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:
  - Automobiles
  - Cars
  - Connected Vehicle
  - Vehicles
description: Ford Motor Company is the parent OEM behind the Ford Developer Marketplace at developer.ford.com. APIs (connected-vehicle telemetry, FordPass, dealer/fleet) are provided to approved partners under negotiated agreements; no public dollar pricing is published.
notes: This providerId mirrors the "ford" repo. Parent OEM (Ford Motor Company) does not separately publish pricing distinct from the Ford Developer Marketplace.
sources:
  - https://developer.ford.com/
  - https://developer.ford.com/apis
plans:
  - id: ford-motor-developer
    name: Developer / Sandbox
    type: freemium
    description: Sandbox access via developer.ford.com partner program for evaluation of Ford Motor Company's connected-vehicle APIs.
    entries:
      - label: Sandbox Access
        description: Non-production sandbox via developer.ford.com partner registration
        name: sandbox_access
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://developer.ford.com
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Developer Portal Documentation
      - name: Sandbox Credentials
  - id: ford-motor-partner
    name: Partner / Production
    type: enterprise
    description: Production connected-vehicle and partner API access under a Ford Motor Company partnership agreement. Pricing custom; per-VIN, per-call, and per-data-package fees common.
    entries:
      - label: API Access
        description: Production API access; per-vehicle and per-call fees per partnership agreement
        name: api_access
        type: usage-based
        metric: varies
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://api.mps.ford.com
        unit: 1
        price: contact sales
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Per-Vehicle Subscription
        description: Per-VIN subscription for ongoing connected-vehicle data access
        name: vehicle_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: vehicle
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: contact sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Production API Access
      - name: Connected Vehicle Telemetry
      - name: Customer-Consent Workflow
      - name: Dealer & Fleet APIs
      - name: Named Partner Manager
maintainers: []
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - subscription
  units:
  - negotiated
  - period
  plans:
  - name: Developer / Sandbox
    access: freemium
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Partner / Production
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - negotiated
    - other
    periods:
    - month
    - per-use