Solar API Usage and Billing

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Billing and pricing for the Solar API

For information about how Google calculates your billing and pricing, see Google Maps Platform pricing list or Google Maps Platform pricing list - India.

This SKU bills for requests to the Solar API buildingInsights resource.

	Category	Essentials
	Billable event	Request
	Triggers	This SKU is triggered when you make a request to the Solar API buildingInsights resource. Note: Requests to the `buildingInsights` service that result in a `NOT_FOUND` error aren't charged, but do count against your usage limits.
	Pricing	Main pricing table India pricing table

This SKU bills for requests to Solar API dataLayers resource.

	Category	Enterprise
	Billable event	Request
	Triggers	This SKU is triggered when you make a request to the Solar API dataLayers resource. Accessing multiple imagery URLs from the same request doesn't trigger additional charges. Note: Requests to the dataLayers service that result in a `NOT_FOUND` error aren't charged, but do count against your usage limits.
	Pricing	Main pricing table India pricing table

While there are no maximum number of requests per day, the following usage limits are still in place for each API:

This quota is applied separately to buildingInsights and dataLayers, meaning you can make a maximum of 600 QPM to each API.

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.