Paddle API

paddle.com

Provides a unified API for merchant-of-record billing, payments, subscriptions, checkout, and tax compliance for SaaS and app businesses.

The Paddle API API uses bearer token authentication; has usage based pricing; offers a free tier (Developer sandbox available for testing; no fees until transactions occur). Verified 2026-07-13 with per-field source links.

Payments Verified 2026-07-13 medium confidence

Base URL

https://api.paddle.com

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Auth

bearer_token

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Free tier

Developer sandbox available for testing; no fees until transactions occur

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Pricing model

usage_based

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Pricing

Pay-as-you-go: 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction, no monthly or migration fees; custom pricing for large-scale businesses

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Rate limits

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OpenAPI spec

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MCP server

Docs MCP available to give AI assistants up-to-date Paddle knowledge

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