{"registry_version":"2026.1025.387","generated_at":"2026-10-25T06:27:00Z","content_sha256":"089d16f627d9365e3d0663cc8069203706d7cb23a76c332226e29686968811a5","signed":true,"signature":{"key_id":"ed25519:74ca19268e364242","algorithm":"ed25519","expires_at":"2026-11-24T06:27:09Z","expired":false,"manifest":"/registry/manifest.json"},"entry_sha256":"f1a7b7ec27ba6075688d437a50b9948a711777895511a14c5cd6b522b29af46c","entry":{"id":"render/hosting","name":"Render services and API key","vendor":"Render","summary":"Create a Render account and workspace, deploy a web service, static site or database, and create an API key for the Render CLI and REST API.","aliases":["render"],"category":"hosting","group":"A","homepage":"https://render.com/","docs":["https://render.com/docs/api","https://render.com/docs/cli","https://render.com/docs/free"],"status":"researched","last_verified":null,"last_researched":"2026-10-25","sources":[{"id":"api","url":"https://render.com/docs/api","title":"Render API","accessed":"2026-10-25","supports":"API keys are created and managed from Account Settings in the dashboard (dashboard.render.com/u/settings?add-api-key); all API requests need an API key; the key is displayed in full only when created.","kind":"official"},{"id":"cli","url":"https://render.com/docs/cli","title":"Render CLI","accessed":"2026-10-25","supports":"render login opens a browser and saves a CLI token; RENDER_API_KEY env var for automation takes precedence over CLI tokens; API keys do not expire on a schedule.","kind":"official"},{"id":"free","url":"https://render.com/docs/free","title":"Deploy for free","accessed":"2026-10-25","supports":"Free web services spin down after 15 minutes without traffic; 750 free instance hours per workspace per month; free Postgres expires 30 days after creation with a 14-day grace period; one free Key Value per workspace, not persisted; do not use free instances for production; no payment method means free services suspend when bandwidth runs out.","kind":"official"},{"id":"stripe-projects","url":"https://projects.dev/providers/","title":"Stripe Projects provider catalogue","accessed":"2026-10-25","supports":"Render is listed in the Stripe Projects catalogue as render/static-site (Hosting, Database).","kind":"official"}],"allowed_domains":["dashboard.render.com"],"account_model":{"summary":"A Render user works in one or more workspaces; services and free-hour allowances belong to the workspace.","accounts":[{"name":"Render user","kind":"personal","owned_by":"the person","required":true},{"name":"Workspace","kind":"organisation","parent":"Render user","required":true}]},"steps":[{"id":"sign-up","title":"Create or sign in to a Render account","summary":"The person signs up or signs in on the Render dashboard. verapli never creates the account.","route":"guided","depends_on":[],"gate":"human_submit","url":"https://dashboard.render.com/register"},{"id":"create-service","title":"Create the service","summary":"In the dashboard create a web service, static site, Postgres or Key Value instance from a repo and pick the instance type (Free for testing only).","route":"guided","depends_on":["sign-up"],"gate":"human_submit","sources":["free"]},{"id":"create-api-key","title":"Create an API key","summary":"In Account Settings, add an API key. It is shown in full only once; verapli captures it into RENDER_API_KEY for the CLI and REST API.","route":"copilot","depends_on":["sign-up"],"gate":"human_submit","url":"https://dashboard.render.com/u/settings?add-api-key","capture":{"env":"RENDER_API_KEY","kind":"api_key"},"sources":["api","cli"]}],"outputs":[{"name":"RENDER_API_KEY","description":"Render API key; the Render CLI reads it in automated environments and it overrides render login tokens.","secret":true,"from_step":"create-api-key"}],"terms_notes":[{"kind":"rules_say","severity":"red","title":"Free Postgres is deleted","text":"Free Render Postgres databases expire 30 days after creation, then are deleted after a 14-day grace period unless upgraded.","source":"free"},{"kind":"rules_say","severity":"amber","text":"Render says not to use Free instances for production. Free web services spin down after 15 minutes idle (about a minute to wake), and free Key Value data is lost on restart.","source":"free"},{"kind":"rules_say","severity":"yellow","text":"API keys do not expire on a schedule, so rotate them yourself; Render recommends them only for automation.","source":"cli"}],"pricing_notes":{"free_tier":"750 Free instance hours per workspace per month; Free Postgres for 30 days; one Free Key Value per workspace.","source":"free"},"stripe_projects":true,"api_provisioning":{"available":"yes","notes":"Services can be created and managed through the Render REST API and CLI with an API key; account creation is human-only.","docs":["https://render.com/docs/api"],"source":"api"},"detect":{"env_names":["RENDER_API_KEY"],"config_keys":["render.yaml"]}}}