Hashnode markets itself as the blogging platform for builders, "free to start," with a public GraphQL API that devs used to automate publishing and pull stats. In June 2026, that API stopped being free. Every request — read or write — now requires a Pro plan per publication. We hit the wall ourselves this week.
Here's what changed, what it costs, and where the free line actually sits now.
What Hashnode says
The change is stated plainly, if quietly, on the announcements page:
"We're retiring free GraphQL API access. Every API request, queries and mutations, now requires a Pro plan on your publication." — hashnode.com/announcements/graphql-api
