Asking about API commercial uses on free plan?

Short description of the issue

  • Can I use the API for earning purpose or commercial use on my website

Detailed description with additional context about the workflow

  • I want to use the API in my website for recommendation purpose and can I earn in free plan please help me and what is the API rate limit

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There is no restriction to use the Trakt API for commercial use.

We do recommend to log users in through proper OAuth flow.

That is not something we provide, no.

Documented here Rate Limiting.


Please go through the full Public API documentation.
Any technical questions about the API is better asked (and answered) on GitHub: trakt-api.

Short description of the issue

In the below I explain my full concern.

Detailed description with additional context about the workflow

  • Hello Trakt team,

  • I’m starting a small side-project right now—no monthly income yet. Plan to add ads for covering my server cost nothing else. So, can I use your free API for this intent? And once earnings start, I smoothly switch to a paid plan? Also, what’s the maximum dollar I can earn before I must upgrade? I am a student and I recently don’t have enough budget to instantly upgrade into a paid plan can you please allow me? And what is the API cost also how can I buy it I ask because when my earning start then I want to buy then is the VIP plan of $6 monthly is the API cost for commercial use?,
    Thanks a lot.

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:label: Tag your post with new and/or classic, along with the platform (eg: iOS, android, web) to help us assist you faster.

We already answered all your questions above.

How can I upgrade and what is the API cost VIP plan of $6 monthly is the API cost for commercial use?

Please sir explain me I am new I don’t have enough knowledge

You can upgrade to Trakt VIP here: Trakt VIP

There is no cost associated with using the Trakt Public API.

The API is free and there is no specific commercial use license.


All the steps you need to create an app using the Trakt API are documented here: Trakt API