Solar API Usage and Billing

  • The Solar API utilizes pay-as-you-go pricing based on SKU usage, with separate SKUs for Building Insights and Data Layers.

  • You must enable billing and include an API key or OAuth token with all API requests to use the Solar API.

  • Usage limits apply, including a maximum of 600 queries per minute for both Building Insights and Data Layers APIs.

  • Manage your costs by setting daily quota limits in the Google Cloud console to avoid exceeding your budget.

  • Google offers a $200 monthly credit for qualifying SKUs until February 28, 2025, after which it will be replaced by a free usage threshold.

SKU details and pricing for the Solar API

The following table shows the SKU details and pricing for the Solar API.

CategorySKU DetailsSKU Pricing
Essentials SKU: Solar API Building Insights Main pricing list
India pricing list
Enterprise SKU: Solar API Data Layers Main pricing list
India pricing list

Adjust quota

Quota limits define the maximum number of requests allowed for a specific API or service within a given timeframe. When the number of requests in your project reaches the quota limit, your service stops responding to requests.

To modify a quota value for your API, follow these steps:

  1. In the Cloud console, navigate to Google Maps Platform > Quotas.
  2. Select the API for which you want to modify the quota.
  3. Identify the quota value that you want to change, and select it using the checkbox.
  4. Click Edit, enter a new quota value, and click Submit request.

View quota increase requests

To view all quota increase requests, including past and pending requests:

  1. In the Cloud console, navigate to Google Maps Platform > Quotas.
  2. Select the API for which you want to view the quota increase request.
  3. Click Increase Requests.

Terms of Use restrictions

For information on terms of use, see policies for the Solar API, and the License Restrictions section of the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service.