Pricing
API Direct uses a pay-per-request pricing model. There are no monthly fees, subscriptions, or minimum commitments.
Free Tier
Every account gets 50 free requests per endpoint per month. No credit card required. Free requests reset on the 1st of each month.
Pricing by Platform
Prices range from $0.003 to $0.008 per request depending on the endpoint. Each endpoint’s documentation page shows its exact price.
| Platform | Price per Request |
|---|---|
| $0.003 | |
| YouTube | $0.005 |
| LinkedIn Post Details | $0.002 |
| LinkedIn (other), Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok | $0.006 |
| Facebook, Forums, News | $0.008 |
How Billing Works
- You are only charged for successful requests (2xx responses)
- Failed requests (4xx, 5xx) are not billed
- For multi-page endpoints (Twitter Search/Tweets/Followers/etc., Reddit Comments, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok), you are billed per page fetched
- Charges accumulate and are billed when your balance reaches a threshold
Add-ons
Emotion Analysis
Add get_sentiment=true to any endpoint that returns posts, videos, comments, or reviews to include AI-powered emotion analysis using Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions. Each result receives scores (0-100) for 8 basic emotions (joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation), a dominant emotion, emotional intensity (0-10), and overall polarity (positive, negative, or neutral).
Cost: +$0.001 per request on top of the base endpoint price. For multi-page endpoints, this applies per page.
Trust Levels
Your account has a trust level that determines your billing threshold:
| Trust Level | Billing Threshold | How to Reach |
|---|---|---|
| New | $10 | Default for new accounts |
| Tier 1 | $100 | After successful payment history |
| Tier 2 | $250 | After continued payment history |
| Trusted | End of month | After consistent payment history |
When your accumulated charges reach your billing threshold, your card is charged automatically. Trusted accounts are billed at the end of each month instead of at a fixed threshold.
Adding a Payment Method
To use the API beyond the free tier, add a credit or debit card in your billing dashboard. You can also set spending limits to control your costs.