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API plans and limits

Every plan uses the same API and the same data. Plans differ in how many credits you get each month, how fast you can call, whether new filings are pushed to you, and how many alerts and Chad AI messages you get.

At a glance

Feature	Core	Pro	Max	Credits
Price	$6/mo · $55/yr	$15/mo · $135/yr	$30/mo · $270/yr	From $10
Free trial	7 days	—	—	—
Credits	7,500 / month	30,000 / month	125,000 / month	1,000 per $1
Rate limit	120 / min	240 / min	600 / min	Up to 600 / min with spend
Webhooks	—	Unlimited	Unlimited	Your plan's
Email alerts	Up to 10	Unlimited	Unlimited	Your plan's
Chad AI	20 messages / day	500 messages / week	1,000 messages / week	Your plan's
Data access	Every endpoint	Every endpoint	Every endpoint	Every endpoint

What each plan gives you

Core

$6/month or $55/year

Monthly credits for a personal tracker. Starts with a 7-day free trial.

Includes

7,500 credits every month
A 7-day free trial with the full 7,500 credits: a card is required, and if you cancel before it ends you're not charged
Unused credits stay usable for 12 months
120 requests a minute
Email alerts on up to 10 subscriptions
Chad AI: 20 messages / day

Good for

Trying the API on real data
Checking the members and tickers you follow every day
A personal dashboard, watchlist or weekly newsletter

Not included

Webhooks

ProRecommended

$15/month or $135/year

New filings pushed to you the moment they land.

Includes

30,000 credits every month, four times Core
240 requests a minute
Unlimited webhooks: signed POSTs for 6 event types (trade.created, disclosure.detected, insider.filed, lobbying.filed, contract.awarded, whale.filed), so you never poll
Unlimited email alerts
Chad AI: 500 messages / week

Good for

Real-time alerts on the members or tickers you follow
Reporters covering congressional trading
Research that needs both history and live updates

Max

$30/month or $270/year

The most credits and the highest speed.

Includes

125,000 credits every month, over four times Pro
600 requests a minute
Everything in Pro: unlimited webhooks and email alerts
Chad AI: 1,000 messages / week

Good for

Newsroom data desks
Large research projects across every member and year
Heavy Chad AI use

Credits

From $10, one-time

Top up any account. No subscription.

Includes

1,000 credits per $1
Valid 12 months
Works with every plan, or with no plan at all
Raises your rate limit: $25 or more of top-ups in 30 days lifts it to 240 a minute, and $100 or more to 600

Good for

Occasional projects
Topping up a plan mid-month

Plans give more credits per dollar than top-ups: Core's $6 buys 7,500 credits a month, while $6 of top-ups buys 6,000. Webhook setup is in the webhook guide.

How credits work

Each request costs a base charge, set by the kind of endpoint, plus 1 credit for each row it returns. Executive-branch disclosures cost 5 credits a row, because we extract them by hand from scanned filings.

Endpoint type	Base cost	Covers
Trade data	15 credits	Trades, politicians, tickers, search and raw feeds
Agent API	25 credits	/v1 dossiers, scans and semantic search
Profiles	30 credits	Politician and company profiles, portfolios, charts, compliance
Intelligence	50 credits	Overlaps with lobbying, contracts and legislation; signals; networks
Bulk	100 credits	Bulk downloads, exports and recent-activity composites

Example: a call to /politicians/{id}/trades that returns 25 trades costs 15 + 25 = 40 credits. At that size, the monthly credits cover 187 calls on Core, 750 on Pro and 3,125 on Max.

The current price of every endpoint is at GET https://api.disclosedcapitol.com/credits/endpoints (no key needed). The API docs list every endpoint.

Billing

Free trial. Core starts with a 7-day free trial, one per account, with its full 7,500 credits. A card is required; cancel before the trial ends and you're not charged.
Annual plans get the same monthly credits for up to 25% less: $55, $135 or $270 a year.
Upgrades. Upgrades are prorated: you pay the difference for the rest of your current billing period, and once that payment goes through you get a matching share of the extra credits.
Cancelling. Cancel anytime in Account → Billing. Your plan stays active until the end of the period you've paid for, and the credits you have stay usable until they expire.

Every plan is licensed for personal use and for news and media use (Terms Section 9.1). For any other use, email admin@disclosedcapitol.com for written permission.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free trial?: Yes. Core comes with a 7-day free trial, one per account, that includes its full 7,500 monthly credits. A card is required at checkout; cancel before the trial ends and you're not charged. Otherwise Core continues at $6/month or $55/year.
Which Disclosed Capitol plans include webhooks?: Pro ($15/month) and Max ($30/month). Core accounts and accounts without a plan can use email alerts instead: up to 10 on Core and 3 without a plan.
How many API calls does each plan include?: Plans include credits rather than a fixed number of calls. A call costs a base charge (15 credits for trade data) plus 1 credit for each row it returns, so a call that returns 25 trades costs 40 credits. At that size, the monthly credits cover 187 calls on Core, 750 on Pro and 3,125 on Max.
Do unused credits roll over?: Yes. Plan, trial and purchased credits stay in your account for 12 months from the day they are issued, even if you cancel or downgrade.
What are the API rate limits?: 120 requests a minute on Core, 240 on Pro and 600 on Max, and 60 for an account without a plan. Credit top-ups can raise your limit: $25 or more in the last 30 days lifts it to at least 240, and $100 or more to 600.
Can I use the API without a subscription?: Yes. Buy credits from $10 (1,000 credits per $1) without subscribing. New accounts don't come with free credits; to try the API first, start Core's 7-day free trial.
Is there a discount for paying yearly?: Yes. Core is $55 a year, Pro $135 and Max $270: up to 25% less than paying monthly. Annual plans get the same monthly credits.

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At a glance

Feature	Core	Pro	Max	Credits
Price	$6/mo · $55/yr	$15/mo · $135/yr	$30/mo · $270/yr	From $10
Free trial	7 days	—	—	—
Credits	7,500 / month	30,000 / month	125,000 / month	1,000 per $1
Rate limit	120 / min	240 / min	600 / min	Up to 600 / min with spend
Webhooks	—	Unlimited	Unlimited	Your plan's
Email alerts	Up to 10	Unlimited	Unlimited	Your plan's
Chad AI	20 messages / day	500 messages / week	1,000 messages / week	Your plan's
Data access	Every endpoint	Every endpoint	Every endpoint	Every endpoint

What each plan gives you

Core

$6/month or $55/year

Monthly credits for a personal tracker. Starts with a 7-day free trial.

Includes

7,500 credits every month
A 7-day free trial with the full 7,500 credits: a card is required, and if you cancel before it ends you're not charged
Unused credits stay usable for 12 months
120 requests a minute
Email alerts on up to 10 subscriptions
Chad AI: 20 messages / day

Good for

Trying the API on real data
Checking the members and tickers you follow every day
A personal dashboard, watchlist or weekly newsletter

Not included

Webhooks

ProRecommended

$15/month or $135/year

New filings pushed to you the moment they land.

Includes

30,000 credits every month, four times Core
240 requests a minute
Unlimited webhooks: signed POSTs for 6 event types (trade.created, disclosure.detected, insider.filed, lobbying.filed, contract.awarded, whale.filed), so you never poll
Unlimited email alerts
Chad AI: 500 messages / week

Good for

Real-time alerts on the members or tickers you follow
Reporters covering congressional trading
Research that needs both history and live updates

Max

$30/month or $270/year

The most credits and the highest speed.

Includes

125,000 credits every month, over four times Pro
600 requests a minute
Everything in Pro: unlimited webhooks and email alerts
Chad AI: 1,000 messages / week

Good for

Newsroom data desks
Large research projects across every member and year
Heavy Chad AI use

Credits

From $10, one-time

Top up any account. No subscription.

Includes

1,000 credits per $1
Valid 12 months
Works with every plan, or with no plan at all
Raises your rate limit: $25 or more of top-ups in 30 days lifts it to 240 a minute, and $100 or more to 600

Good for

Occasional projects
Topping up a plan mid-month

Plans give more credits per dollar than top-ups: Core's $6 buys 7,500 credits a month, while $6 of top-ups buys 6,000. Webhook setup is in the webhook guide.

How credits work

Endpoint type	Base cost	Covers
Trade data	15 credits	Trades, politicians, tickers, search and raw feeds
Agent API	25 credits	/v1 dossiers, scans and semantic search
Profiles	30 credits	Politician and company profiles, portfolios, charts, compliance
Intelligence	50 credits	Overlaps with lobbying, contracts and legislation; signals; networks
Bulk	100 credits	Bulk downloads, exports and recent-activity composites

Example: a call to /politicians/{id}/trades that returns 25 trades costs 15 + 25 = 40 credits. At that size, the monthly credits cover 187 calls on Core, 750 on Pro and 3,125 on Max.

The current price of every endpoint is at GET https://api.disclosedcapitol.com/credits/endpoints (no key needed). The API docs list every endpoint.

Billing

Free trial. Core starts with a 7-day free trial, one per account, with its full 7,500 credits. A card is required; cancel before the trial ends and you're not charged.

Annual plans get the same monthly credits for up to 25% less: $55, $135 or $270 a year.

Upgrades. Upgrades are prorated: you pay the difference for the rest of your current billing period, and once that payment goes through you get a matching share of the extra credits.

Cancelling. Cancel anytime in Account → Billing. Your plan stays active until the end of the period you've paid for, and the credits you have stay usable until they expire.

Every plan is licensed for personal use and for news and media use (Terms Section 9.1). For any other use, email admin@disclosedcapitol.com for written permission.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Core comes with a 7-day free trial, one per account, that includes its full 7,500 monthly credits. A card is required at checkout; cancel before the trial ends and you're not charged. Otherwise Core continues at $6/month or $55/year.

Which Disclosed Capitol plans include webhooks?

Pro ($15/month) and Max ($30/month). Core accounts and accounts without a plan can use email alerts instead: up to 10 on Core and 3 without a plan.

How many API calls does each plan include?

Plans include credits rather than a fixed number of calls. A call costs a base charge (15 credits for trade data) plus 1 credit for each row it returns, so a call that returns 25 trades costs 40 credits. At that size, the monthly credits cover 187 calls on Core, 750 on Pro and 3,125 on Max.

Do unused credits roll over?

Yes. Plan, trial and purchased credits stay in your account for 12 months from the day they are issued, even if you cancel or downgrade.

What are the API rate limits?

120 requests a minute on Core, 240 on Pro and 600 on Max, and 60 for an account without a plan. Credit top-ups can raise your limit: $25 or more in the last 30 days lifts it to at least 240, and $100 or more to 600.

Can I use the API without a subscription?

Yes. Buy credits from $10 (1,000 credits per $1) without subscribing. New accounts don't come with free credits; to try the API first, start Core's 7-day free trial.

Is there a discount for paying yearly?

Yes. Core is $55 a year, Pro $135 and Max $270: up to 25% less than paying monthly. Annual plans get the same monthly credits.