specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Windy
providerId: windy
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Weather
- Forecast
- Maps
- Webcams
- Visualization
- Plans
description: >-
  The Windy API is sold as three separate products, each with a free testing /
  free tier for development and a paid Professional tier billed as an annual
  subscription. The Point Forecast and Map Forecast APIs each cost 990 EUR per
  year (Map Forecast adds an optional 1,000 EUR for ECMWF access); the Webcams
  API Professional tier costs 9,990 EUR per year. Free tiers are capped at 500
  daily sessions/requests (forecast products) and return shuffled or
  low-resolution data not permitted in production.
notes: >-
  Prices are annual subscriptions collected in EUR and are subject to change;
  verify against the official Windy API pricing pages during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://api.windy.com/point-forecast/pricing
- https://api.windy.com/map-forecast/pricing
- https://api.windy.com/webcams/pricing
plans:
- id: windy-point-forecast-testing
  name: Point Forecast - Testing
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free development tier for the Point Forecast API. Returns randomly
    shuffled and slightly modified data; not for production use.
  entries:
  - label: Daily Requests
    name: point_forecast_testing_requests
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: 500
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Models - arome, iconEu, gfs, gfsWave, namConus, namHawaii, namAlaska, cams
  - name: Shuffled / modified data
- id: windy-point-forecast-professional
  name: Point Forecast - Professional
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Production Point Forecast access with unlimited forecast models
    (excluding ECMWF) and unlimited parameters.
  entries:
  - label: Annual Subscription
    name: point_forecast_pro
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 990 EUR / year
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Daily Requests
    name: point_forecast_pro_requests
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: 10000
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included (expandable by agreement)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Unlimited forecast models (excl. ECMWF)
  - name: Unlimited parameters
- id: windy-map-forecast-testing
  name: Map Forecast - Testing
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free development tier for the embeddable Leaflet-based Map Forecast
    library. Development only, not allowed in production.
  entries:
  - label: Daily Sessions
    name: map_forecast_testing_sessions
    type: usage
    metric: sessions
    limit: 500
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: GFS model only
  - name: Layers - wind, temperature, pressure
  - name: Isolines - pressure, temperature
- id: windy-map-forecast-professional
  name: Map Forecast - Professional
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Production Map Forecast access for corporate customers, with 40+ layers
    and multiple models. ECMWF access is an optional add-on.
  entries:
  - label: Annual Subscription
    name: map_forecast_pro
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 990 EUR / year (+1,000 EUR optional for ECMWF)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Daily Sessions
    name: map_forecast_pro_sessions
    type: usage
    metric: sessions
    limit: 10000
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included (can be increased by agreement)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Models - GFS, ICON, NAM, AROME, GEOS5, CAMS, HRRR, ECMWF (internal use)
  - name: 40+ weather layers
- id: windy-webcams-free
  name: Webcams - Free
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free Webcams tier for linking or embedding. Low-resolution / size-limited
    images, token URLs valid for 15 minutes, listing offset capped at 1000.
  entries:
  - label: Image URL Validity
    name: webcams_free_url_ttl
    type: limit
    metric: minutes
    limit: 15
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Maximum Offset
    name: webcams_free_offset
    type: limit
    metric: offset
    limit: 1000
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Link or embed (images link to windy.com)
  - name: Limited image size
  - name: Ads in timelapse player
- id: windy-webcams-professional
  name: Webcams - Professional
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Production Webcams access with full-resolution images, no ads, extended
    token validity, higher offset, and a full-list export call.
  entries:
  - label: Annual Subscription
    name: webcams_pro
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 9990 EUR / year
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Image URL Validity
    name: webcams_pro_url_ttl
    type: limit
    metric: hours
    limit: 24
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Maximum Offset
    name: webcams_pro_offset
    type: limit
    metric: offset
    limit: 10000
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: No ads, unrestricted API access
  - name: Full-resolution images
  - name: Full webcam list via single API call
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com