specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Mercado Libre
providerId: mercado-libre
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- E-Commerce
- Marketplace
- Latin America
- Payments
- Mercado Pago
- Plans
description: >-
  Mercado Libre's marketplace API access is free for registered developers. Monetization is driven by marketplace seller fees, Mercado Pago transaction fees, and Mercado Ads. There is no per-call API fee.
notes: API access is free; revenue is tied to seller listing fees, transaction fees, shipping, and ads.
sources:
- https://developers.mercadolibre.com/
- https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/developers/en/docs/checkout-pro/additional-content/your-integrations/notifications
plans:
- id: mercado-libre-developer
  name: Developer (Marketplace API)
  type: free
  description: Free OAuth-based access to the Mercado Libre marketplace REST API. Sellers monetize via listing fees and commissions.
  entries:
  - label: API Access
    name: api_access
    type: flat
    metric: requests
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: latin-america
    unit: 1
    price: 0
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Items, Orders, Search, Users, Questions, Messages
  - name: OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow
- id: mercado-pago
  name: Mercado Pago (Transactional)
  type: usage
  description: Mercado Pago charges per transaction (varies by country, payment method, and product). API access is free; transaction fees apply on settlement.
  entries:
  - label: Transaction Fee
    name: transaction_fee
    type: percentage
    metric: transaction
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: per-transaction
    geo: latin-america
    unit: 1
    price: see https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/costs-section
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Country-specific rates (AR, BR, MX, CL, CO, etc.)
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com