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Current Amazon SP-API Situation

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Category: API Development

Recent Pricing Changes (3)

postponed discovered 2026-04-14 · effective date unknown high impact
Amazon SP-API per-call fees (originally April 30, 2026) postponed indefinitely following widespread developer backlash. The $1,400/year annual fee (started Jan 31) remains in effect, but per-call GET fees ($0.40/1K calls above tier allowance) have no new implementation date. Amazon cited "additional feedback" from developer community as reason for delay. Source ↗
restructured effective 2026-01-31 high impact
Free access ended after 10+ years. Annual fee of $1,400/year started January 31. Per-call fees begin April 30: $0.40 per 1,000 GET calls above tier allowance. Tiered model: Basic (2.5M free GET calls/month), Pro ($1K/mo, 25M calls), Plus ($10K/mo, 250M calls), Enterprise (custom). Private apps (sellers/vendors using SP-API for own business) are exempt. Source ↗
restructured effective 2025-11-03 high impact
Amazon announced SP-API would move from free to paid. $1,400/year annual fee for third-party developers (activated 2026-01-31), with per-call fees of $0.40 per 1K GET calls above tier allowance scheduled to begin 2026-04-30. Tiered allowances: Basic (2.5M GET calls/month), Pro ($1K/mo, 25M calls), Plus ($10K/mo, 250M calls), Enterprise (custom). Sellers/vendors using SP-API for their own business remain exempt. Source ↗

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