specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Rover
providerId: rover
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Pet Care
- Marketplace
- Service Fees
- Plans
- No Public API
description: >-
  Rover has NO public developer API and therefore no API pricing. This document
  captures Rover's actual monetization model as a two-sided pet-care
  marketplace: per-booking service fees charged to service providers (sitters /
  dog walkers) and a booking fee charged to pet owners. These are consumer
  marketplace fees, not API access plans. Fees vary by region, service type, and
  pilot programs; the figures below reflect publicly documented rates as of
  mid-2026 and should be confirmed in the Rover help center during
  reconciliation.
notes: >-
  There is no metered, tiered, or contract API plan because Rover exposes no
  API. The "plans" below model the marketplace's booking economics only. Rover's
  separate marketing affiliate program (up to ~15% commission on first bookings,
  ~30-day cookie, run through third-party affiliate networks) is a referral
  program, not an API plan, and is not modeled here.
sources:
- https://support.rover.com/hc/en-us/articles/205385304-What-are-the-service-fees
- https://support.rover.com/hc/en-us/articles/207960126-How-much-does-it-cost-to-book-a-sitter-or-dog-walker
- https://support.rover.com/hc/en-us/articles/12439190554132-Fees-and-rates-in-California
- https://support-uk.rover.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000909143-What-are-the-service-fees
plans:
- id: rover-provider-service-fee
  name: Provider Service Fee (US, standard)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Standard service fee deducted from a service provider's (sitter or dog
    walker) earnings on each booking in most US locations. Providers keep the
    remainder of the rate they set.
  entries:
  - label: Provider Service Fee
    name: provider_service_fee
    type: percentage
    metric: booking
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: booking
    geo: us
    unit: 1
    price: 20% of provider's rate (provider keeps ~80%)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Boarding
  - name: Dog Walking
  - name: Drop-In Visits
  - name: Doggy Daycare
- id: rover-provider-service-fee-housesitting
  name: Provider Service Fee (House Sitting)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Reduced service fee applied to house sitting bookings in most US locations.
  entries:
  - label: House Sitting Service Fee
    name: provider_service_fee_housesitting
    type: percentage
    metric: booking
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: booking
    geo: us
    unit: 1
    price: 15% of provider's rate (provider keeps ~85%)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: House Sitting
- id: rover-owner-booking-fee
  name: Pet Owner Booking Fee (US)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Booking fee added at checkout on top of the provider's listed rate, paid by
    the pet owner. Capped per booking.
  entries:
  - label: Owner Booking Fee
    name: owner_booking_fee
    type: percentage
    metric: booking
    limit: 50
    timeFrame: booking
    geo: us
    unit: 1
    price: ~11% of booking subtotal, capped at $50 USD
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Booking Support
  - name: Rover Guarantee
  - name: Payment Processing
- id: rover-california-fees
  name: California Fees
  type: usage
  description: >-
    California uses a split fee model: a marketplace fee charged to providers
    plus a booking fee charged to pet owners.
  entries:
  - label: California Marketplace Fee (Provider)
    name: ca_marketplace_fee
    type: percentage
    metric: booking
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: booking
    geo: us-ca
    unit: 1
    price: 25% of provider's rate
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: California Booking Fee (Owner)
    name: ca_booking_fee
    type: percentage
    metric: booking
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: booking
    geo: us-ca
    unit: 1
    price: 11% booking fee at checkout
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: California-Specific Fee Structure
- id: rover-uk-fees
  name: United Kingdom Fees
  type: usage
  description: >-
    UK providers keep a higher share of earnings than the US standard, with an
    even higher share on recurring services.
  entries:
  - label: UK Provider Take-Home (Standard)
    name: uk_provider_takehome
    type: percentage
    metric: booking
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: booking
    geo: uk
    unit: 1
    price: provider keeps ~85% (recurring services ~95%)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: UK Fee Structure
  - name: Recurring Services Discount
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com