specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Whatnot
providerId: whatnot
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Marketplace
- Live Commerce
- Collectibles
- Resale
- Plans
description: Whatnot does not charge sellers a subscription; revenue is earned via marketplace transaction
  fees. API/partner access is by approval.
notes: Live-stream commerce monetized via take-rate.
sources:
- https://www.whatnot.com/sellers
- https://help.whatnot.com/
plans:
- id: whatnot-seller-take-rate
  name: Seller Take Rate
  type: paid
  description: Whatnot takes a percentage of each completed sale; specific rates vary by category and
    promotions.
  entries:
  - label: Marketplace Take Rate
    name: take_rate
    type: per-unit
    metric: gmv
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: varies by category
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sales Take Rate
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com