name: World Bank API Plans & Pricing
description: >-
  World Bank APIs are freely available to developers, researchers, governments,
  and the public under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
  licensing. There are no subscription tiers, API keys, or payment requirements
  for accessing the core developer APIs. Commercial use is permitted with
  attribution.
plans:
  - name: Open Access
    description: >-
      Full unrestricted access to all World Bank APIs at no cost. No registration,
      API key, or authentication is required. Developers can directly call endpoints
      for the Indicators API, Data Catalog API, Projects API, Finances API, and
      SDMX API without any account setup.
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    unit: month
    features:
      - name: Indicators API Access
        description: Access to nearly 16,000 time series development indicators
        included: true
      - name: Data Catalog API Access
        description: Browse and download thousands of development datasets
        included: true
      - name: Projects API Access
        description: Query World Bank operational project data
        included: true
      - name: Finances API Access
        description: Access financial data including loans, credits, and budgets
        included: true
      - name: SDMX API Access
        description: SDMX-formatted access to World Development Indicators
        included: true
      - name: No Authentication Required
        description: All APIs are publicly accessible without API keys or tokens
        included: true
      - name: Commercial Use
        description: Permitted with CC BY 4.0 attribution
        included: true
      - name: JSON and XML Formats
        description: Multiple response format support
        included: true
notes:
  - Some datasets may include third-party data with different licensing restrictions
  - Attribution required for all uses - cite as "The World Bank: [Dataset Name]"
  - World Bank reserves the right to modify or discontinue APIs without notice
  - No SLA or uptime guarantee is provided for API availability
  - Enterprise or bulk data agreements may be available via data@worldbank.org
contact:
  - FN: World Bank Data Help Desk
    url: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org
    email: data@worldbank.org
url: https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasets