Packages and Pricing

The free trial gives you full access to all API features we offer, capped at 2,000 requests per day. You do not need to provide a credit card to start the trial. When you are ready to purchase a paid plan, you can do so any time during the trial. After 30 days, the trial automatically cancels, and you can choose the right paid plan for your needs if you like.

No. Because we do not require a credit card for the trial, there are no surprise charges. If you do not subscribe to a paid plan, your API access will simply be paused at the end of the 30 days.

When upgrading to a paid plan you will by default use the same email address as your user ID. If you prefer to use another one you can simply change your email address on the checkout page.
 

Freemium is a plan strictly only for non-commercial use e.g. hobbyists, students or research. Freemium includes point forecasts and air quality data, other features are available through paid plans only. Freemium is offered on a best-effort basis i.e. without SLA or support.

The 30 day free trial is a great option to test Foreca’s paid API plans without committing to a purchase yet. Free trial comes with all API features enabled and includes up to 2000 API requests per day.

Both Freemium and Free trial are available without registering a credit card when creating an account. 

You have full control over this during checkout. By default overage billing is enabled and any API calls exceeding your subscription monthly quota are billed at 0.09 € per 1,000 requests so your service is never interrupted. Alternatively during the checkout process, you can choose a “hard-stop” by removing the overages, meaning your API access will be temporarily disabled until the next billing cycle. You can change the overage setting also later via My API and manage the subscription menu.

QPS stands for Queries Per Second. It is the maximum number of concurrent API calls you can make in a single second. If you exceed this limit, our API will return an HTTP 429 (Too Many Requests) error. Higher tier plans offer higher QPS limits.

You can monitor your real-time API usage, request counts, and overages at any time by logging into Foreca My API Customer Portal.

We accept all major credit cards e.g. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Purchasing by invoice is possible for the Nimbus plan - please contact us.

No, all prices shown are exclusive of VAT. Applicable taxes will be calculated at checkout based on your billing country, provided company VAT ID or ordering as a private individual.

Yes. A compliant PDF invoice is automatically generated and emailed to you every time a charge is made. You can also download past invoices at any time from Foreca My API customer portal.

If you have overage queries enabled with your subscription and you exceed your monthly API quota, exceeding queries will be billed monthly at the end of the then-current billing cycle. Monthly billing for overages applies regardless if you’ve subscribed a monthly or annual plan. If you have overages and you subscribe to a higher plan, overages accrued prior to the upgrade will be invoiced at the end of the monthly billing cycle. 

You can make changes to your subscription via the Foreca My API customer portal. Via the portal you can change your password, upgrade, downgrade or cancel your subscription, add or remove API overage billing, update your contact information and billing address as well as manage your payment method.

Yes, our self-service portal allows you to modify or cancel your subscription whenever you like. When your changes take effect depends on the type of change:

Changes that take effect IMMEDIATELY:

• Upgrading your plan (while keeping your current billing cycle): Your original renewal date stays the same. You will only be charged the prorated difference for the remaining days in your term, and the unused portion of your previous plan is credited* (for yearly plans, this ensures your free month carries over).

• Switching to a Yearly cycle (on the same plan, or while upgrading): A new 12-month term starts on the day of the change. You are charged the new yearly price, and the unused remainder of your current month is credited on the same invoice.

• Upgrading your plan while switching from a Yearly to a Monthly cycle: Your original 12-month term is canceled immediately. The unused value of your yearly plan is converted into account credits, which will automatically apply to your future monthly invoices before your credit card is charged.

Changes that take effect at the END of your current billing cycle:

• Downgrades and Cancellations: Any change to a lower tier waits until the end of your current paid period, regardless of whether you change your billing cycle.

• Switching from a Yearly to a Monthly cycle (on the same plan): Your paid year runs to completion, and your new monthly billing will simply start when the yearly term ends.

* Note on account credits: Any unused credits applied to your account are used automatically for future invoices, but they are non-refundable and cannot be paid out

When you choose the Yearly subscription, you will subscribe for 12 months of service, but you will only be charged the price of 11 months, giving you one month entirely free.

If your payment fails for any reason (e.g. expired payment method) we will send you several email reminders to process the late payment. In the case of non-payment your subscription will be cancelled and access to the API is suspended. In all cases you are obligated to pay for any unpaid invoices regardless of actual usage. Please also note unpaid invoices for API overages may also block the use of the service. 

Please see below short description of support levels:

• Basic: Email support for service technical problems and access to online documentation.

• Business: Basic plus technical support for implementation and use of the service.

• Premium: Business plus 24/7 hotline for reporting critical, time-sensitive issues.

Custom datasets or APIs are not available directly through the self-service webshop. Please contact our sales team, and we are more than happy to build a solution to meet your needs.