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WooCommerce API Manager
WooCommerce API Manager is a WordPress plugin by Todd Lahman LLC for selling and managing API keys and access to digital products.
Product facts
- Version
- 3.9.0
- Released
- 30 October 2026
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $10.99 / year on its own
Overview
Selling software or digital services often means managing customer access alongside WooCommerce orders. WooCommerce API Manager can issue API keys when customers purchase products and deliver them automatically. Sellers can use those keys to control access to software, digital goods, subscriptions, or services, with activation limits to help manage how each product is used.
The plugin provides a REST API for tasks such as activating or deactivating keys, checking their status, listing products, and managing software updates. Store owners can also use automated subscription renewal emails, support for manual renewals, and subscription tier changes. These tools suit WooCommerce stores selling software, SaaS applications, mobile apps, memberships, or subscription services.
Features
- Automatic key delivery: Generate API keys when a customer purchases a product and deliver them through the WooCommerce order process.
- REST API controls: Use API endpoints to activate or deactivate keys, check their status, list products, and manage software updates.
- Renewal reminders: Send email reminders before a subscription expires and follow up after expiration.
- Subscription changes: Let customers change subscription tiers or increase activation limits, with prorated billing for changes.
- Software updates: Provide software updates through download links hosted on Amazon S3, remote URLs, or local servers.
- API key access control: Validate customer API keys and enforce activation limits to control access to digital products.
Best for
- WooCommerce software sellers
- SaaS and mobile app providers
- Digital product subscription businesses
Changelog
Version 3.9.0 — 29 October 2026
- Improved Misc - Requires WordPress 6.3+ and WooCommerce 9.9+. Update WooCommerce before updating API Manager
- Fixed Renewals of a product sold on a WooCommerce Subscriptions plan no longer issue a second license, and the Licensing resources repair tool removes the ones already created
- Fixed Removing a product from a subscription now keeps its license key and activations working until the end of the period already paid for
- Fixed Regenerating licensing resources after changing an order's customer now moves its licenses, and the user license key that activates them, to the new customer
- Fixed The Regenerate licensing resources order note now says how many licensing resources the order has, or why none could be created
- Fixed Ignore activations from local sites such as localhost, 127.0.0.1 and [::1] when test activations are ignored
- Fixed Deactivating a site that is now recognized as a test site frees the activation it used before
- Fixed Sites with an activated license now see a product's new version in update checks as soon as the product is saved, instead of once the API cache expires
- Improved Update the bundled Fenix framework to version 1.14
- Improved Update the bundled CommonMark library to version 2.10, which includes upstream security fixes
- New Add the `kestrel_api_manager_is_test_activation` filter to decide whether an activation is a test activation that doesn't count against the activation limit
Earlier versions
- 3.8.1 (23 September 2026): 1 fixed
- 3.8.0 (29 July 2026): 3 improved, 3 fixed
- 3.7.7 (7 July 2026): 1 improved, 1 fixed
FAQ
Is WooCommerce API Manager free?
The code of WooCommerce API Manager is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL 247 is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of WooCommerce API Manager gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of WooCommerce API Manager is this?
Version 3.9.0, released 30 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update WooCommerce API Manager?
Install GPL 247 Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of WooCommerce API Manager for you.






