Pricing

DataForSEO uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model with no subscriptions or recurring fees. Add funds to your account and pay for API services as you use them. Each API has its own rates and billing units, which you can review on the corresponding API pricing pages.

Yes. The minimum account top-up is $50. This amount is added to your account balance and used to pay for API requests you make. It is not a subscription fee or a monthly payment, and you can use the balance at your own pace since it has no expiration date.

No. Funds added to your DataForSEO account do not expire. Any unused balance remains available for future API requests.

Yes. You can sign up for free and use your $1 trial credit available to new accounts for trying our APIs in the Playground section of your DataForSEO Dashboard, via MCP in your preferred AI tool, or through our ready-made templates and integrations with platforms like n8n, Postman, Google Sheets. You can also test API integration for free using the DataForSEO Sandbox. The Sandbox provides sample responses for testing, while trial credit lets you test paid API functionality.

You can track your API usage and costs in the DataForSEO Account Dashboard. Set daily spending limits for your entire account or individual APIs and endpoints to help manage your budget. You can also configure automatic balance top-ups.

Yes. If your project involves high request volumes, multiple APIs, or a custom data workflow, contact our support team for help estimating your expected costs and discussing your requirements.

The cost depends on the API, endpoint, mode (Standard and Live) and request parameters. Depending on the endpoint, pricing may be based on tasks, returned results, rows, pages, or other usage units. Check the dedicated pricing page of the API you're interested in for exact rates.

Standard API requests are processed in a queue and generally cost less, but results take longer to become available. Live requests are processed immediately through a single POST request, delivering results faster at a higher cost. Available modes and exact rates vary by API endpoint.

DataForSEO accepts credit and debit cards, PayPal, and Amazon Pay. For payments of $5,000 or more, bank wire transfers and ACH payments are also available. An invoice is provided for every transaction. If you need an alternative payment method or assistance with a bank transfer, contact our 24/7 support team.