Question

The PTV Developer Free subscription is available to all registered users. This article explains its intended use, transaction limits, and what to do when those limits are not sufficient.

Answer

The Free subscription is designed for development and testing purposes. It provides access to PTV Developer APIs within a limited transaction quota.

Key characteristics:

• Available to any registered PTV Developer account at no cost.
• Transaction volume is capped — it is not intended for production workloads.
• Well suited for integration work, prototyping, and small-scale testing.

If the Free plan quota is not sufficient — for example, during a large-scale acceptance testing campaign — the recommended approach is to subscribe to a Paid plan for the duration of the testing period.

Additions hints

Check the current transaction limits for the Free plan in the PTV Developer FAQ, as quotas may evolve over time. For recurring high-volume testing needs, consider keeping a dedicated low-tier Paid subscription alongside your production one.

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