name: USAID API Plans and Pricing
description: >-
  USAID APIs are provided as free, publicly accessible government services with
  no licensing fees. The ForeignAssistance.gov Data API and USAID Development
  Data Library are open access with no cost barriers. Rate limits vary by
  endpoint; using an application token (free registration) raises throughput
  significantly on Socrata-powered endpoints.
plans:
  - name: Public Access - No Token
    description: >-
      Open access to USAID APIs without authentication. Suitable for
      exploratory or low-volume use. Rate limits apply and are enforced by
      source IP address.
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    unit: month
    features:
      - Access to ForeignAssistance.gov Data API
      - Access to Development Data Library (SODA) datasets
      - No registration required
      - Throttled by IP address
      - Limited to approximately 1,000 requests per rolling period
  - name: Registered Application Token (Free)
    description: >-
      Free registration with Socrata/Tyler Technologies to obtain an application
      token for use with the USAID Development Data Library (data.usaid.gov).
      Provides significantly higher throughput than unauthenticated access.
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    unit: month
    features:
      - Up to 1,000 requests per hour
      - Application token-based authentication
      - Access to all public USAID DDL datasets
      - Data filtering, querying, and aggregation via SODA
      - Support via USAID Data Services GitHub issues
notes: >-
  USAID APIs are government open-data services with no commercial pricing tiers.
  All data is freely available under open government data principles. For
  bulk data downloads, USAID provides CSV and other formats directly at
  foreignassistance.gov/data and data.usaid.gov without API rate constraints.