specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Ubiquiti
providerId: ubiquiti
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Networking
  - UniFi
  - UISP
description: |
  Ubiquiti does not charge for use of the UniFi Site Manager API, the UniFi
  Network Controller API, or the UISP NMS/CRM APIs. APIs are bundled with the
  underlying hardware/software purchases. The "plans" here describe the access
  tiers (free) rather than commercial pricing tiers.
sources:
  - https://developer.ui.com/site-manager-api/
  - https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/30076656117655-Getting-Started-with-the-Official-UniFi-API
  - https://help.uisp.com/hc/en-us/articles/22590956856087-UISP-CRM-API-Usage
plans:
  - id: ubiquiti-unifi-site-manager-free
    name: UniFi Site Manager API (Free)
    type: free
    description: |
      The UniFi Site Manager API is free for any user with a UI account that
      manages a UniFi deployment. Keys are issued at unifi.ui.com/settings/api-keys.
      Read-only at GA; write scope (adopt, configure) is being rolled out
      through 2026.
    entries:
      - label: API access
        name: api-access
        type: included
        metric: account
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
        userMultiplied: false
  - id: ubiquiti-unifi-controller-free
    name: UniFi Network Controller API (Free, bundled)
    type: free
    description: |
      The local UniFi Network Controller API is bundled with every UniFi
      Network controller — UDM, UDM Pro, UDR, Cloud Key, or self-hosted
      software controller. No additional fee.
    entries:
      - label: API access
        name: api-access
        type: included
        metric: controller
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
        userMultiplied: false
  - id: ubiquiti-uisp-free
    name: UISP NMS and CRM APIs (Free, bundled)
    type: free
    description: |
      The UISP NMS and CRM APIs are bundled with each UISP installation
      (cloud-hosted or self-hosted). API tokens (NMS) and App Keys (CRM)
      are issued in the UISP console at no additional cost.
    entries:
      - label: API access
        name: api-access
        type: included
        metric: instance
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
        userMultiplied: false