why api cost money if all data is provided free by all members? feeder members dont have free access to api?
cheers
IMHO only: Flightaware is a for-profit business. In return to feeding data to it, FA provides me with a complimentary Enterprise account and forgoes the $89.95 revenue it might otherwise collect. So in essence, FA ‘pays’ for the feed, and I am ‘paid’ for providing the service. It’s not free.
The API includes a lot more data sources than what is provided by the community. We currently grant community users the equivalent of an Enterprise account, which actually gives you access to see data and flights that are not just sourced from community ADS-B data, but also adhoc flights from radar and privately operated ADS-B sites. If you wish, you can get your raw data from your local box free off TCP ports exposed by dump1090.
Old thread I know and things might have changed, but I am a feeder (so have been granted Enterprise account) but when I make an API key and request data I am being charged for it. This is a personal project with limited requests.
does FA still provide free access to data via an API key to feeders?
TIA
Warren
An active feeder can have a small monthly credit automatically applied against their Personal AeroAPI account. However, once this credit is exhausted you will be charged normally.