name: Pandora API Plans
description: >-
  Pandora API access is tied to Pandora subscription tiers available to
  listeners. Partners can integrate at the Free, Plus, or Premium subscription
  levels, each unlocking progressively richer playback and content capabilities.
  API access itself requires an approved partner relationship with Pandora; there
  is no self-serve public registration.
plans:
  - name: Free (Ad-Supported)
    description: >-
      Entry-level tier providing ad-supported access. Partners building on this
      tier can offer station creation, search, thumbprint radio, full track
      database access, thumb feedback, and limited skip functionality. Timeout
      prompts occur most frequently at this tier.
    label: Free
    price: 0.00
    currency: USD
    features:
      - Station creation and search
      - Thumbprint Radio access
      - Full track database access
      - Thumb up/down feedback
      - Limited skips per day
      - Profile viewing
      - Podcast playback
    constraints:
      - Limited number of skips per day (licensing restriction)
      - Ads served during playback
      - Frequent timeout prompts requiring listener interaction
      - No offline listening
      - No replay (rewind) capability
  - name: Plus (Ad-Free)
    description: >-
      Mid-tier subscription removing advertisements and lifting skip limits.
      Partners building on Plus can offer unlimited skipping, song replay
      (subject to licensing), higher-quality audio, and less frequent timeout
      prompts compared to Free.
    label: Plus
    features:
      - All Free tier features
      - Unlimited skipping
      - Song replay (subject to licensing restrictions)
      - Higher-quality audio streaming
      - Less frequent timeout prompts
      - Ad-free playback
    constraints:
      - Certain tracks cannot be replayed due to licensing restrictions
      - No on-demand album or playlist playback
      - No offline listening
  - name: Premium (Ad-Free)
    description: >-
      Top-tier subscription with full on-demand capabilities. Partners building
      on Premium can offer on-demand track, album, playlist, and podcast
      playback, shuffle, and offline listening. Timeout prompts are least
      frequent at this tier.
    label: Premium
    features:
      - All Plus tier features
      - On-demand playback of tracks, albums, playlists, and podcasts
      - Shuffle for playlists and albums
      - Offline listening (collection download)
      - Least frequent timeout prompts
      - Ad-free playback
    constraints:
      - Certain tracks restricted due to licensing
notes: >-
  Pandora is no longer accepting new partnership requests for API access as of
  2025. Existing partners access the API through an approved partner
  relationship and application credentials (client ID and secret) obtained via
  the Pandora Developer Center. No public pricing for API access is published;
  commercial terms are negotiated directly with Pandora's Business Development
  team.