API Pricing
For the meteoblue API, we offer different pricing models like use-based pricing, revenue sharing or package pricing. We also offer quantity discount and various options for rebate for implementing the meteoblue logo with link to www.meteoblue.com into your website or app, for long-term cooperation and other arrangements.
Use-based pricing
1) Yearly Access fee (more information see below)
2) Data cost depending on type of data package/image and number of daily calls (more information see below)
3) Rebate options
Revenue sharing
Agreed percentage (%) on total revenue, especially for websites or apps which generate advertising incomes or paid services.
Package pricing
Fix price for agreed number of requests, especially if number of requests is not clear or number of requests will increase over time.
Yearly Access Fees (API Access & Support Level)
| Access fee | Access Use | Access Pro | Access Expert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per year | 400 EUR | 1'200 EUR | 2'400 EUR |
| Support |
Email support within 48 hours, telephone support (Monday-Friday, 9.00 - 17.00 CET) Helpdesk |
Email support within 48 hours, telephone support (Monday-Friday, 9.00 - 17.00 CET) Helpdesk & meteorological consulting |
Email support within 48 hours, telephone support (Monday-Friday, 9.00 - 17.00 CET) Helpdesk, meteorological, business |
| MOS / mLM | No | MOS | MOS or mLM |
| Invoice frequency | Yearly | Yearly or quarterly | Yearly, quarterly or monthly |
| Contract | General Terms and Conditions | meteoblue Standard LSA | Customised LSA |
| Caching | no caching | no caching | caching allowed |
| API performance | 100 requests per minute | 500 requests per minute | 2000 requests per minute |
| Number of APIkeys | one | commercial and testing (demo) | up to 5 APIkeys |
Forecast data package pricing
For the meteoblue API, we charge a yearly access fee (API Access, see below) and the costs of the data packages, depending on the type and number of daily requests. The price of the data package is per daily request over one year.
| Data package | Hourly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| sunmoon | not available | 0.25 EUR |
| basic | 4.00 EUR | 1.50 EUR |
| clouds | 2.50 EUR | 1.25 EUR |
| sea | 2.50 EUR | 1.25 EUR |
| air | 6.00 EUR | 1.50 EUR |
Example
Data packages: basic-1h (4 EUR) and basic-day (1.50 EUR)
10 locations with 2 daily updates = 20 daily calls
Example Price
API Access Use = 400 EUR/year
20 x basic-1h (4 EUR) = 80 EUR/year
20 x basic-day (1.50 EUR) = 30 EUR/year
TOTAL = 510 EUR/year
Images pricing
For the meteoblue API, we charge a yearly access fee (see below) and the costs of the image(s), depending on the type and number of daily requests. The price of the image(s) is per daily request over one year.
| Image | Price |
|---|---|
| Meteogram | 1.60 EUR |
| 14-days forecast | 3.20 EUR |
| Meteogram AIR | 3.20 EUR |
| Meteogram AGRO | 3.20 EUR |
| Meteogram multimodel | 2.40 EUR |
Other image prices on demand.