: Is there a way to access the AdWords API for free? Is there a current way to access the AdWords API and get average monthly searches per keyword search?

@Candy875

Well, you need a MCC Google Adwords Account, then you need to singup to apply for Google Adwords API access, then Google team will review your request, etc., steps are listed inside their documentation.
If they approve your request you will have free access until you reach an API limit treshold, from there on you have to pay. This is its rate sheet

Edit 1:
There is a section called "Pricing and Compliance" on Google Adwords API FAQS

Edit 2:
Google Adwords API limits:


Basic access: This is the default access level for all approved
developer tokens. Basic access allows developers to execute up to
10,000 operations per day.

Why is the AdWords API being offered for free? We were charging a small fee for AdWords API usage to encourage developers to create
applications that interact with the AdWords platform in an efficient
and responsible manner. In 2010 we launched the preferred pricing
program that offered free AdWords API units to eligible agencies and
developers of search engine marketing (SEM) tools. We got positive
feedback from this program and we now want to extend free usage to all
developers to encourage innovation.

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