ESI and Developer Account

Pillar_Omaristos · April 23, 2019, 3:09pm

Good evening,
please pardon me if this is just a clone topic already answered, but I cannot find what I’m looking for ( or I made wrong searches on topics ). I was registering my account as a Developer Account on the official website (https://developers.eveonline.com) to start building some application for eve and in meanwhile I was looking at the ESI portal (https://esi.evetech.net) to study the routes. Now since the ESI has open access ( or OAuth access on specific “user related” routes), why should I need to register as Dev.Account if all the infos are available via the open api? What exactly a Dev.Account is made for? Because I need to “buy” something ( plex,game time or whatever ) to be able to be a verified dev. account as far as i understood

Second:
donations, is this related to the Dev.Account ? Meaning, if i’m going to use the ESI as it is ( no dev. account registration ) can I still accept in-game ISK donation ( voluntary, not forced ) or is this strictly related to the Dev.Account ?

Any further info or link will be appreciated.
Thanks

Piotr_Leusten · April 23, 2019, 3:17pm

You need a developer account if you want to use authenticated endpoints – mostly, that means your app allows characters to login and grant access to private character data.

github.com

esi/esi-docs/blob/master/docs/developer_license.md

# Developer License
All use of authenticated ESI is subject to the terms of the [Developer License](https://developers.eveonline.com/resource/license-agreement).

To use authenticated ESI, you will need to enable your account on the [developer site](https://developers.eveonline.com). You must have paid for eve at some point in the past and you will need to agree to the Developer License.

## Licensing FAQs
1) Can I charge people real life money for my application?
A) No.

2) Can I charge people ISK (the in-game currency) for access to my application?
A) Yes.

3) Can I generate revenue via ads in my application?
A) Yes, however you must follow CCP’s guidelines for [monetization of videos](https://community.eveonline.com/support/policies/monetization-of-videos-and-streaming-policy/)

4) Am I allowed to collect donations from users of my application?
A) Yes, as long as they are purely voluntary. “Donations” may not be mandatory, and you cannot require a donation to unlock premium access or special items.

If you just want to grab public data, you don’t need a developer account.

I don’t think you need to have a developer account to ask for in-game donations.

system · July 22, 2019, 3:17pm

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