Methodology
‣
‣
‣
‣
Commercial Products
Commercial User Guide‣
‣
‣
‣
‣
Hobbyist and Research Products
‣
‣
Help & Support
‣
‣
‣
‣
‣
‣
‣
What you need to know about how Solcast defines an API requests
Identifying how many request you will need to obtain the correct data for your specific use case.
How many requests do I get?
To find out how many API request is in your plan, visit the managed subscription page within the toolkit.
What are the default API endpoint allowances?
The below examples represent the amount of request permitted per endpoint for 1 location.
Live and Forecast
1 Request = 1 Location x 1 (Live or Forecast period of data)
Endpoint Requests Limit | Starter Plan | Pro Plan | Max Plan |
Live Radiation and Weather | 4 | 96 | 288 |
Live Rooftop PV Power | 4 | 96 | 288 |
Live Advanced PV Power | 4 | 96 | 288 |
Forecast Radiation and Weather | 4 | 96 | 288 |
Forecast Rooftop PV Power | 4 | 96 | 288 |
Forecast Advanced PV Power | 4 | 96 | 288 |
Historical Time Series
1 Request = 1 Location x 1 Month of Data
Endpoint Requests Limit | Starter Plan | Pro Plan | Max Plan |
Radiation and Weather | 180 | 420 | 1200 |
Rooftop PV Power | 180 | 420 | 1200 |
Advanced PV Power | 180 | 420 | 1200 |
TMY
1 Request = 1 Location x 1 Year of Data
Endpoint Requests Limit | Pro Plan | Max Plan |
Radiation and Weather | 10 | 10 |
Rooftop PV Power | 10 | 10 |
Advanced PV Power | 10 | 10 |