# Datovu > Platform for collecting, indexing, and monetizing data as a REST API. No backend needed. Datovu lets you search the web, inject your own data, index everything semantically, and deploy a monetizable REST API on your own subdomain. Two segments: Internal (for team consumption) and Publisher (for selling API access). Three billing dimensions: operations, API-hours, and API requests. --- ## Home Datovu is a platform that lets you collect data from the web, index it semantically, and monetize it as a REST API — no backend needed. Features: Web Search, Data Injection (CSV/JSON/PDF/text/feeds), Semantic Index, AI Agent (plain language research), REST API Builder (one-click deploy), Built-in Billing (checkout/metering/payouts), Scheduled Jobs, Team Workspaces, OpenAPI Spec generation, and Webhooks. How it works: 1) Collect — search the web or bring your own data. 2) Index — everything is indexed semantically into a single queryable knowledge base. 3) Monetize — deploy as a REST API and sell access or consume internally. --- ## Pricing Two segments and three billing dimensions (operations, API-hours, API requests): Internal plans: - Free ($0/mo): 100 operations, 1 API, Community support - Starter ($29/mo): 1,000 operations, 1 API, Basic support - Pro ($99/mo): 10,000 operations, 5 APIs, Priority support — Most popular - Business ($299/mo): 50,000 operations, Unlimited APIs, Dedicated support Publisher plans: - Publisher Pro ($149/mo): 10,000 operations + everything in Pro, sell API access, 10% platform commission - Publisher Business ($499/mo): 50,000 operations + everything in Business, 5% commission, white-label, analytics - Enterprise (Custom): Negotiated pricing, SLA, dedicated infra, 2% commission Overage: $0.01/extra operation, $0.05/extra API-hour, $1.00/1,000 extra requests. Free plan includes 5 API-hours and 1K API requests/mo. --- ## FAQ 1. What counts as an operation? Each search, scrape, or query call is one operation. Inject operations are free. 2. What are API-hours? 1 API-hour = 1 API running for 1 hour. Pause when not in use. 3. How does billing work for publishers? You set pricing. Datovu handles checkout, deducts commission, deposits revenue. 4. What AI models does Datovu use? State-of-the-art AI models by default. Configure in dashboard. 5. How is data privacy handled? Data isolated per user/team. Zero-retention options available. 6. What happens if I exceed plan limits? Billed at overage rates. Alerts at 80%, 90%, and 100%. 7. Is there a free plan or free trial? Yes. Free plan (100 ops/mo, no credit card). Upgrade to any paid plan when you need more. 8. Can I switch plans mid-month? Yes. Upgrades immediate (prorated). Downgrades next billing period. 9. Can I scrape any website? Datovu respects robots.txt and ToS. No login-gated or protected content. 10. Do you support team collaboration? Yes. Business and Publisher plans support multi-user workspaces. 11. Can I sell my API outside of Datovu? Yes. You own your API and distribute anywhere. Datovu is also a marketplace for discovery. --- ## Use Cases 9 use cases spanning Internal and Publisher segments: 1. B2B Lead Database (Internal): Search + scrape company websites, inject CRM data, deploy leads API for SDR teams. 2. Market Intelligence API (Publisher): Aggregate competitor pricing, product specs, reviews. Sell as subscription API. 3. News Monitoring (Internal): Automated daily news collection, semantic indexing, internal API for team queries. 4. Product Catalog API (Publisher): Inject product data, enrich with web scraping, deploy as public API for e-commerce. 5. Regulatory Research (Internal): Scrape regulations, inject compliance docs, semantic query for legal teams. 6. Financial Data Feed (Publisher): Scrape financial data, inject proprietary analysis, premium API for investors. 7. On-Demand Research Agent (Internal + Publisher): Describe research in plain language, agent searches/scrapes/structures data in minutes. 8. Semantic Search API (Internal): Index documents + web content together. Query by meaning, not keywords. 9. Real Estate Data Feed (Publisher): Scrape property listings daily, structure data, sell subscription API to appraisers. --- ## About Datovu exists to unlock data. It provides an engine that searches and structures information from the web and lets you blend in private data. Built for developers, data teams, and companies who want to monetize data. Agent-driven by default, semantic everything, built for monetization from day one. Launching Q3 2026. --- ## Contact Contact form with fields: name, email, company, interest (Internal API / Publisher API / Enterprise / Other), message. Email: hello@datovu.com. --- ## Blog ### Why data APIs are the next SaaS gold rush (Jun 1, 2026) Market analysis of the data API economy. Companies like Twilio, Stripe, and Plaid proved API-first businesses scale. Now data APIs follow the same pattern. Three converging factors: LLM data demand, collapsed infrastructure barriers, and buyer preference for APIs over dashboards. Market projected at $15B by 2028. ### How to turn any dataset into a revenue stream (Jun 3, 2026) Four-step framework: 1) Identify valuable data (hard to replicate, regularly updated, structured, broad demand). 2) Package as product (schema, filtering, tiers, docs). 3) Price right (per-request, subscription, usage-based). 4) Launch and iterate. ### The data API playbook: from idea to first customer (Jun 8, 2026) Five-phase guide: Validate (talk to customers, check existing solutions, landing page). Build dataset (clean, enrich, plan freshness, document). Launch minimal API (list/detail endpoints, filtering, auth, pricing). Find first customers (direct outreach, content, marketplaces, free tier). Iterate based on usage. ### Why data marketplaces are the next big opportunity (Jun 12, 2026) Analysis of the structural shift toward data marketplaces. Three forces: AI/LLM data demand, API-native generation, near-zero publishing costs. Publishers, developers, and platforms all win. Early innings of a marketplace shift. ### Five questions to ask before building a data product (Jun 18, 2026) Strategic framework: 1) Who is the customer? 2) What problem does data solve? 3) How defensible is the data? (access, quality, freshness, network effects). 4) Can you price sustainably? 5) How will you reach customers? ### Internal vs Publisher which data API model fits you (Jun 22, 2026) Comparison of Datovu's two segments. Internal ($29-$299/mo) for team consumption. Publisher ($149-$499/mo + commission) for external sales. Decision framework with hybrid approach. ### How to choose the right data API for your project (Jun 29, 2026) Practical guide evaluating latency, pricing, reliability, and documentation. Make an informed decision before subscribing to a data API. ### Data API pricing models — what to expect in 2026 (Jun 29, 2026) Breakdown of common data API pricing models — per-request, subscription, usage-based, hybrid — and what drives operational costs. How to choose the right plan for your budget. ### Give Your API a Visual Interface with Datovu Frontend Generator (Jul 5, 2026) Describe your ideal dashboard, and our AI builds a responsive single-page application for your API. Subscribers get a visual interface — no coding required. --- ## API ### Platform API Base URL: https://datovu.com/api Auth: JWT (Bearer) or API Key (X-API-Key header, dv_ prefix) Docs: https://datovu.com/api/docs OpenAPI: https://datovu.com/api/openapi.json Agent Info: https://datovu.com/api/v1/agent-info ### Endpoint Groups - **Auth**: POST /auth/register, POST /auth/login, GET /auth/me, CRUD /auth/api-keys - **Search**: POST /v1/search (web search via API) - **Scrape**: POST /v1/scrape (extract web page content) - **Inject**: POST /v1/inject (index user data — CSV, JSON, PDF, text, API feeds) - **Query**: POST /v1/query (semantic search on indexed data) - **Agent**: POST /v1/agent (AI research agent, plain language) - **Combined**: POST /v1/combined (predefined multi-step pipeline) - **Jobs**: CRUD /v1/jobs (async task management) - **Datasets**: CRUD /v1/datasets + documents + schema inference - **Published APIs**: CRUD /v1/apis + deploy/pause/resume + customer keys + stats - **Webhooks**: CRUD /v1/webhooks + test + deliveries - **Plans & Subscriptions**: GET /v1/plans, POST /v1/subscriptions, portal, usage - **Stripe Connect**: POST /v1/connect/onboarding, GET /v1/connect/status ### AI Agent Guidelines Auth: Authorization: Bearer or X-API-Key: . Rate Limits: 100 req/min/key. Operation costs: search=1, scrape=1/URL, query=1, inject=0. Async: 202 + job_id, poll GET /v1/jobs/:id. Pagination: ?page=&per_page= (default 20, max 100). Errors: { "detail": "...", "code": "..." }. ### Published APIs (per-user, at {slug}.datovu.com) Each published API serves its own agent-friendly files: - https://{slug}.datovu.com/llms.txt — Describes the API's resources and endpoints - https://{slug}.datovu.com/llms-api.txt — API reference for AI agents consuming this specific API - https://{slug}.datovu.com/openapi.json — Auto-generated OpenAPI 3.1 spec - https://{slug}.datovu.com/v1/agent-info — Machine-readable capabilities for this specific API ### Marketplace (datovu.com/marketplace/) - https://datovu.com/marketplace/llms.txt — Directory of all public publisher APIs for AI agent discovery ## Technical Details - Domain: datovu.com - Tagline: Collect. Index. Monetize. - Language: English - Pricing: USD - All content © 2026 Datovu. 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