Question 1

Do all requests cost the same?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every API request consumes exactly one token, regardless of which endpoint you call. A birth chart calculation costs the same as a tarot draw or a dream lookup. No surprise pricing tiers, no per-endpoint surcharges. Remote MCP is billed identically: one MCP tool call counts as one request, and tool discovery (an agent listing the available tools) is always free. Flat, predictable pricing.

Question 2

Why not use a cheaper or free astrology API?

Accepted Answer

Compare the unit, not the sticker. One subscription covers all 12 domains, which is $2.70 per domain per month on annual billing, where a single-domain API typically starts at $12 and covers one tradition. Then look at what the cheap number hides. Credit-metered providers split one result across several billed endpoints, so a complete natal chart can draw four or five charges while RoxyAPI returns it in one request at one quota unit. And a free or near-free engine is usually built over Swiss Ephemeris, which is dual licensed as a paid commercial license or the AGPL, whose copyleft is triggered by network access rather than distribution. Google bans AGPL code company-wide for that reason, stating the risks heavily outweigh the benefits. An astrology API is a network service, so that exposure can reach the product you build on top. Honest exception: if you need exactly one domain, you can run the infrastructure yourself, and you are comfortable with the licensing, a self-hosted library is cheaper and we will not pretend otherwise. For anything multi-domain, agent-facing, or commercial, RoxyAPI is the lower total cost.

Question 3

Are there hidden credit costs or premium-endpoint surcharges?

Accepted Answer

No. One request equals one quota unit, with no credit weighting and no premium multipliers. A full birth chart, a complete panchang, or a detailed report each cost a single request. Credit-metered providers work differently, and the spread is far wider than the headline price suggests. On one published credit table (checked June 2026) a basic panchang call draws 10 credits, a birth chart 50, a daily horoscope 250, and a single regional-calendar call 2,000. That is a 200x swing between two calls on the same wallet, and individual report modules run from 200 up to 75,000 credits each. Your bill then depends on which endpoints your users happen to hit rather than on how many people used your app, which is impossible to forecast before you ship. RoxyAPI stays flat, so cost tracks real usage and never surprises you.

Question 4

Can I use the same API key to access all APIs?

Accepted Answer

Yes! One API key gives you access to all 12 RoxyAPI domains. Unlike competitors who charge per product, we believe in simple, unified access. Your subscription covers everything - no per-product fees or separate keys needed.

Question 5

What comes with a plan besides API requests?

Accepted Answer

One flat subscription unlocks the whole build surface at no extra cost: typed SDKs for TypeScript, Python, PHP, C#, and Go, drop-in @roxyapi/ui components that render charts and readings straight from the response, MIT-licensed starter templates, a WordPress plugin, a Remote MCP server for every domain, llms.txt and AGENTS.md so AI coding agents wire it up on their own, Postman collections, and localized responses in 8+ languages. Competitors meter these as add-ons or skip them entirely; here every domain and every tool is included under one key.

Question 6

Is Remote MCP included, or does it cost extra?

Accepted Answer

Included on every plan at no extra cost. Each of the 12 domains ships a Remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP that Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, and other agents connect to and start using in seconds. Nothing to self-host, no local process, no Docker. Remote MCP is part of the core architecture, not a bolted-on wrapper.

Question 7

Do you charge per token for AI, or can I bring my own model?

Accepted Answer

Bring your own model. RoxyAPI returns structured, verified data that your own agent grounds its answers on, so there are no per-query or per-token AI fees and no hidden system prompt between you and the result. RoxyAPI is also stateless: we store no end-user data, no birth details, journals, or profiles, so no personal data ever leaves your stack and you own the memory and personalization layer with no third-party processor liability. Your users get answers in your voice, inside your product, not a vendor-branded chatbot with markup. To start from a working example, clone one of our MIT licensed starter template from our free templates page: the open-source AI astrology chatbots already ship the guardrails and call Roxy Remote MCP tools for every calculation, so you plug in your own model and go.

Question 8

How accurate are the calculations, and how is that verified?

Accepted Answer

Every calculation comes from Roxy Ephemeris and is verified against NASA JPL Horizons across 828 gold-standard tests, backed by a public MIT-licensed benchmark anyone can re-run. The check is against physics ground truth, not a self-referential comparison to another astrology library. You can audit it before you pay: the live playground at /api-reference returns real production responses, not fake sandbox data, with no signup. The methodology page shows the full verification matrix.

Question 9

Why pay when I could build this myself?

Accepted Answer

You can, and the raw math is a few days of work. The catch is licensing: the common open-source ephemeris libraries are AGPL, which forces any network service to either open-source its entire codebase or buy a commercial license. Google bans AGPL code company-wide for exactly this reason. RoxyAPI runs Roxy Ephemeris with no AGPL obligations, verified accuracy with edge cases covered, 12 domains under one key, Remote MCP, and typed SDKs that each take months to reach. You proxy through one clean API instead of inheriting a copyleft liability.

Question 10

How does billing work?

Accepted Answer

Choose monthly or yearly billing. Your API key is generated instantly after payment. Monthly request quotas reset on the 1st of each month (UTC). No credit card required for testing.

Question 11

What happens if I exceed my limits?

Accepted Answer

Requests are rate-limited at the threshold of your plan. You can upgrade anytime to increase your limits.

Question 12

Can I change plans?

Accepted Answer

Automated plan switching is not yet supported. To move to a different tier, cancel your current subscription and subscribe to the new one. Your access continues through the end of the current billing period. We recommend estimating your monthly request volume before subscribing so you start on the right plan.

Question 13

Do you support multiple languages?

Accepted Answer

Yes. API responses are available in 8+ languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, French, Russian. Add ?lang=es to any endpoint to get localized responses across all translated packages.

Question 14

Do you provide invoices for payments?

Accepted Answer

Yes. An invoice is issued for every payment, including renewals, and is available for download from the account dashboard. Payments in USD or EUR receive a commercial invoice suitable for accounting and expense reporting. Payments in INR receive a GST-compliant tax invoice under GST law; registered businesses can add their GSTIN in the account dashboard to claim input tax credit on the GST charged. Purchases completed through Dodo Payments are invoiced by Dodo Payments as the merchant of record.

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