specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: IOTA
providerId: iota
created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Distributed Ledger
  - Web3
  - RPC
description: >-
  IOTA's public JSON-RPC and GraphQL endpoints are free to use with no authentication required, but
  operate as shared load-balanced infrastructure subject to rate limits and not recommended for
  production applications at scale. For production use, developers are expected to run their own
  IOTA full node or subscribe to a third-party RPC provider (Tatum, Ankr, Monochain, GetBlock, etc.)
  which offer their own pricing tiers. The IOTA Foundation does not publish official tiered pricing
  for its public node infrastructure; rate limits may change without notice.
sources:
  - https://docs.iota.org/developer/network-overview
  - https://docs.iota.org/iota-api-ref
  - https://www.comparenodes.com/protocols/iota/
plans:
  - id: iota-public-free
    name: Public Free Tier
    type: free
    description: >-
      Free shared public RPC endpoints for Mainnet, Testnet, and Devnet. No API key required.
      Subject to rate limits; not intended for high-volume production traffic. Suitable for
      prototyping, testing, and early development workloads.
    entries:
      - label: Requests per second per IP
        name: requests_per_second
        type: rate-limit
        metric: request
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: 1s
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly cost
        name: monthly_cost
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Mainnet JSON-RPC (https://api.mainnet.iota.cafe:443)
      - name: Testnet JSON-RPC (https://api.testnet.iota.cafe)
      - name: Devnet JSON-RPC (https://api.devnet.iota.cafe)
      - name: Mainnet GraphQL (https://graphql.mainnet.iota.cafe)
      - name: Mainnet Indexer (https://indexer.mainnet.iota.cafe:443)
      - name: All 70+ JSON-RPC methods
      - name: GraphQL RPC access
      - name: No API key required
      - name: Shared infrastructure, no SLA
      - name: Testnet and Devnet faucets available
  - id: iota-third-party-rpc
    name: Third-Party RPC Provider
    type: paid
    description: >-
      Commercial RPC providers including Tatum, Ankr, Monochain, and GetBlock offer dedicated IOTA
      endpoints with higher rate limits, uptime SLAs, and support. Pricing varies by provider and
      plan tier. Recommended for production applications requiring reliability and throughput beyond
      the public shared endpoints.
    entries:
      - label: Requests per day (starter tier example)
        name: requests_per_day
        type: rate-limit
        metric: request
        limit: 1000000
        timeFrame: 1d
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact provider
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Dedicated IOTA Mainnet endpoints
      - name: API key authentication
      - name: Higher rate limits than public endpoints
      - name: Uptime SLA
      - name: Provider-specific support
      - name: Usage dashboards and analytics
  - id: iota-self-hosted
    name: Self-Hosted Full Node
    type: enterprise
    description: >-
      Operate your own IOTA full node or indexer for dedicated, high-throughput access with no
      third-party rate limits. Requires significant infrastructure investment and operational expertise.
      Recommended for production applications with high transaction volumes or specific data requirements.
    entries:
      - label: Infrastructure cost
        name: infra_cost
        type: subscription
        metric: infrastructure
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact provider
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited requests (hardware constrained)
      - name: Full IOTA ledger history
      - name: No external rate limits
      - name: GraphQL and JSON-RPC access
      - name: Optional indexer for Extended API methods
      - name: Local development at http://127.0.0.1:9000
      - name: Configurable node parameters
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com