name: Neynar API Plans
description: Neynar offers subscription plans with a credit-based pricing model. All plans provide access to the full Farcaster REST API. Credits are consumed per API call at varying rates depending on the endpoint and data size requested.
url: https://dev.neynar.com/pricing
plans:
  - name: Free
    description: Free tier for developers to get started with the Neynar Farcaster API with limited credits.
    url: https://dev.neynar.com/pricing
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: monthly
    features:
      - Access to all read Farcaster APIs
      - Limited monthly credits
      - Developer Portal access
      - API key provided
  - name: Starter
    description: Entry-level paid plan for developers building on Farcaster with production-ready rate limits.
    url: https://dev.neynar.com/pricing
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: monthly
    rateLimits:
      - type: per-endpoint
        requests: 300
        period: minute
        unit: RPM
      - type: per-endpoint
        requests: 5
        period: second
        unit: RPS
      - type: global
        requests: 500
        period: minute
        unit: RPM
    features:
      - All Farcaster Read and Write APIs
      - 300 RPM per endpoint
      - 500 RPM global (excluding validation and signer endpoints)
      - Frame validation up to 5,000 RPM
      - Signer endpoints up to 3,000 RPM
      - Cast search up to 60 RPM
      - Webhooks
      - Hub endpoint access
      - Developer Portal access
  - name: Growth
    description: Mid-tier plan for growing applications requiring higher throughput on the Farcaster protocol.
    url: https://dev.neynar.com/pricing
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: monthly
    rateLimits:
      - type: per-endpoint
        requests: 600
        period: minute
        unit: RPM
      - type: per-endpoint
        requests: 10
        period: second
        unit: RPS
      - type: global
        requests: 1000
        period: minute
        unit: RPM
    features:
      - All Farcaster Read and Write APIs
      - 600 RPM per endpoint
      - 1,000 RPM global (excluding validation and signer endpoints)
      - Frame validation up to 10,000 RPM
      - Signer endpoints up to 6,000 RPM
      - Cast search up to 120 RPM
      - Webhooks
      - Hub endpoint access
      - Indexer-as-a-service
      - Data analysis tools
      - Developer Portal access
  - name: Scale
    description: High-volume plan for production applications requiring maximum throughput and advanced data capabilities on Farcaster.
    url: https://dev.neynar.com/pricing
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: monthly
    rateLimits:
      - type: per-endpoint
        requests: 1200
        period: minute
        unit: RPM
      - type: per-endpoint
        requests: 20
        period: second
        unit: RPS
      - type: global
        requests: 2000
        period: minute
        unit: RPM
    features:
      - All Farcaster Read and Write APIs
      - 1,200 RPM per endpoint
      - 2,000 RPM global (excluding validation and signer endpoints)
      - Frame validation up to 20,000 RPM
      - Signer endpoints up to 12,000 RPM
      - Cast search up to 240 RPM
      - Webhooks
      - Hub endpoint access
      - Indexer-as-a-service
      - Hosted SQL playground
      - Custom tables and data pipelines
      - Kafka streaming data
      - New user registration
      - Developer Portal access
  - name: Enterprise
    description: Custom enterprise plan for organizations requiring custom rate limits, SLAs, and dedicated support for high-volume Farcaster applications.
    url: https://neynar.com/contact
    currency: USD
    billingCycle: custom
    features:
      - Custom rate limits
      - Dedicated support
      - SLA guarantees
      - All Scale plan features
      - Custom data pipelines
      - Priority infrastructure