Lemon Squeezy

Lemon Squeezy is on a mission to make selling digital products easy-peasy. We know first-hand the challenges of selling digital goods globally and are here to shake that up for the better.

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Lemon Squeezy API

Welcome to Lemon Squeezy! Whether you're launching a brand new store, a newsletter, or you're interested in using Lemon Squeezy as your ecommerce platform, you can find everythi...

Lemon Squeezy License API

The License API allows you to manage licenses generated by Lemon Squeezy.

Collections

Lemon Squeezy API

OPEN

Lemon Squeezy License API

OPEN

Pricing Plans

Lemon Squeezy Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Lemon Squeezy Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Lemon Squeezy Finops

FINOPS

Features

5% + 50¢ per transaction base fee

+1.5% international surcharge

+1.5% PayPal payments

+0.5% subscription payments

+5% abandoned cart recoveries

+3% affiliate referrals

US bank payouts free; 1% on international payouts

Merchant of Record (handles global tax/compliance)

Stripe Managed Payments integration (2026 update)

REST API at api.lemonsqueezy.com

REST API: 300 req/min/token

Webhooks for order, subscription, license events

API keys (Bearer)

Subscriptions with proration, free trials, downgrades

Software license keys built-in

Custom pricing for $25K-$50K/mo+ revenue

Resources

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Lemon Squeezy License API
  version: 1.0.0
items:
- info:
    name: Lemon Squeezy Activate a license key
    type: http
  http:
    method: POST
    url: https://api.lemonsqueezy.com/v1/licenses/activate
    body:
      type: form-urlencoded
      data:
      - name: license_key
        value: ''
      - name: instance_name
        value: ''
  docs: Activate a license key and receive an instance ID in return.
- info:
    name: Lemon Squeezy Validate a license key
    type: http
  http:
    method: POST
    url: https://api.lemonsqueezy.com/v1/licenses/validate
    body:
      type: form-urlencoded
      data:
      - name: license_key
        value: ''
      - name: instance_id
        value: ''
  docs: Validate a license key or license key instance.
- info:
    name: Lemon Squeezy Deactivate a license key instance
    type: http
  http:
    method: POST
    url: https://api.lemonsqueezy.com/v1/licenses/deactivate
    body:
      type: form-urlencoded
      data:
      - name: license_key
        value: ''
      - name: instance_id
        value: ''
  docs: Deactivate a license key instance.
bundled: true