API keys and limits
Public reads need no key. A free key raises your limit. Need more? Ask.
Limits
Public reads work without a key. A free key gives you a higher limit that is yours, not shared with your IP address.
| Plan | Requests per minute | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| No key | 300 per IP address | Nothing to do |
| Designated crawler | 1,200 per crawler | Ask us |
| Free key | 1,200 per key | Get one below |
| Builder | 3,000 per key | Ask us |
| Scale | 6,000 per key | Ask us |
| Data partner | 20,000 per key | Ask us |
| Data feed for AI companies | Daily full catalog with checksums, licenses and where models run, change feed, higher limits, uptime promise, a direct contact. Free for research and open source. | Ask us |
Limits are per minute, per server instance. If you go over, you get a 429 with Retry-After and a link back here.
Higher plans are free for research, open-source and partner projects. Commercial high-volume use is quoted on request.
Get a free key
Need more?
Ask for a higher plan and include your key prefix (the first characters of your key). For a full copy of the catalog, see bulk data.
For agents and scripts
curl -sS -X POST 'https://huggingbay.xyz/api/account/reader-token' -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"displayName":"my agent"}'Machine-readable plans: /api/v1/plans.