name: WTO API Plans and Pricing
description: >-
  WTO API access is free for all registered users. There are no paid tiers or
  commercial subscription plans. Developers sign up for a free API key at
  apiportal.wto.org to access the Timeseries API and other WTO data APIs.
  The API is provided as a public good by the World Trade Organization to
  facilitate open access to global trade statistics and policy data.
specificationVersion: '0.1'
url: https://apiportal.wto.org/products
plans:
  - name: Free (Public)
    description: >-
      Default and only tier for all registered WTO API users. Provides full
      access to the Timeseries API covering merchandise trade statistics,
      services trade data, tariff indicators (bound, applied, preferential),
      non-tariff measures, and the Quantitative Restrictions API. Registration
      requires only a valid email address to obtain an API key.
    url: https://apiportal.wto.org/signup
    price: Free
    pricingModel: free
    rateLimits:
      - type: REST
        description: Practical guideline from community clients — avoid more than one query per second to prevent throttling.
        requests: 1
        period: 1s
        scope: per-api-key
    features:
      - Full access to WTO Timeseries API
      - Merchandise trade and services statistics (annual, quarterly, monthly)
      - Market access indicators (bound, applied, and preferential tariffs)
      - Non-tariff measures and related indicators
      - Quantitative Restrictions API (member, notification, product, QR list endpoints)
      - Interactive API Console at apiportal.wto.org
      - Automatically generated API documentation
      - Email support via statistics@wto.org
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com