specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: NuGet
providerId: nuget
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: true
tags:
  - Package Management
  - .NET
  - Packages
  - Dependencies
  - Software Distribution
  - Registry
description: NuGet (nuget.org) is operated by the .NET Foundation / Microsoft and is free to use. The
  V3 HTTP API is anonymous for read operations (download, search, metadata, catalog) and requires an X-NuGet-ApiKey
  for publish/delete (push). There is no commercial NuGet plan or pricing — paid functionality (private
  feeds, governance, SCA) is delivered through Azure Artifacts, GitHub Packages, or third parties (JFrog,
  Sonatype) rather than nuget.org itself.
sources:
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/service-index
  - https://www.nuget.org/policies/Terms
plans:
  - id: nuget-public
    name: nuget.org Public Feed
    type: freemium
    description: Free anonymous read access to nuget.org. Free authenticated push for accounts with verified
      email. No commercial tier.
    entries:
      - label: Package read (download/metadata/search)
        name: read
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://api.nuget.org
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Package publish/unlist
        name: publish
        type: metered
        metric: publish
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://api.nuget.org
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: V3 service index (api.nuget.org/v3/index.json)
      - name: Anonymous read across PackageBaseAddress, RegistrationsBaseUrl, SearchQueryService
      - name: Authenticated push via X-NuGet-ApiKey
      - name: Symbol package upload
      - name: Catalog API (full event log)
      - name: NuGet Server API
      - name: NuGet Catalog API
      - name: NuGet Search API
      - name: NuGet Package Metadata API
      - name: NuGet Package Content API
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - metered
  units:
  - request
  plans:
  - name: nuget.org Public Feed
    access: freemium
    model: metered
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - other
    - request
    periods:
    - per-use