Use Case: REST Historical Index Timeseries for Multi-Asset Analytics
A sample Indexes API pricing simulation for downloading high-volume historical index timeseries using REST.
Use Case: REST Historical Index Timeseries for Multi-Asset Analytics
This example estimates the cost of downloading historical index timeseries for a multi-asset analytics platform.
Assumptions
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Protocol | REST |
| Endpoint pattern | GET /v1/indexes/{index_id}/timeseries |
| Indexes | 25 indexes |
| Example indexes | IDX_REFRATE_PRIMKT_BTC_USD, IDX_REFRATE_PRIMKT_ETH_USD, IDX_REFRATE_PRIMKT_SOL_USD, IDX_REFRATE_PRIMKT_XRP_USD, IDX_REFRATE_PRIMKT_ADA_USD |
| Period | 1MIN |
| Time range | 30 days |
| Data points per index | 43,200 |
| API call rule | With limit, every 100 output items count as 1 request |
| Estimated usage | 10,800 API calls |
Example request:
| Example endpoint |
|---|
GET /v1/indexes/IDX_REFRATE_PRIMKT_BTC_USD/timeseries?period_id=1MIN&time_start=2026-05-01T00:00:00Z&time_end=2026-05-31T00:00:00Z&limit=100000 |
Estimated usage
Each index returns:
30 days × 1,440 minutes/day = 43,200 data points
With the limit parameter, every 100 output items count as one request:
43,200 ÷ 100 = 432 API calls per index
For 25 indexes:
432 calls × 25 indexes = 10,800 API calls
Pay As You Go estimate
API call pricing is tiered daily.
| Tier | Usage | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| First 50,000 calls/day | 10,800 | $6.48 |
| Total | 10,800 | $6.48 |
Calculation:
10,800 ÷ 1,000 × $0.60 = $6.48
Monthly recurring estimate
If this same workload is run daily for rolling analytics or daily backfills:
$6.48/day × 30 days = $194.40/month
Plan comparison
| Plan | Price per Credit | Monthly cost | Included credits | Estimated monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | $1.00/Credit | No commitment | N/A | $194.40 |
| Committed 64 | $0.85/Credit | $64 | ~75.29 credits | $183.11 |
| Committed 256 | $0.75/Credit | $256 | ~341.33 credits | $256.00 |
| Committed 512 | $0.70/Credit | $512 | ~731.43 credits | $512.00 |
| Committed 1024 | $0.65/Credit | $1,024 | ~1,575.38 credits | $1,024.00 |
Result
For this recurring monthly sample, Committed 64 has the lowest estimated cost.
Pay As You Go may still be better for one-time historical downloads. Committed plans become more useful when the customer runs similar historical timeseries jobs repeatedly or combines this workflow with other Indexes API usage.
Caveat
This estimate assumes the limit parameter is used. If limit is not used or not available for an endpoint, each API call is counted as one request. Daily pricing tiers reset each day, so usage patterns and batching can affect the final estimate.