# Request Realtime Market Data **URL:** \ **Category:** API Developers\ **Created:** [June 23, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/request-realtime-market-data/9709 "2024-06-23T08:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Dawid\_Franzoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Dawid\_Franzoso](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Dawid_Franzoso)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/request-realtime-market-data/9709/5 "2025-02-08T12:56:43Z")
Hey, as far as I know in order to access market data via API you need to become a CME sub-vendor which is a whopping 290$/Month I hope I am wrong tho. > [@Is CME sub-vendor requirement for API access is $290 per month](https://community.tradovate.com/t/is-cme-sub-vendor-requirement-for-api-access-is-290-per-month/6215): > > As you probably know this message is displayed when I try to add on API access from Tradovate desktop app: “Warning: In order to access real-time Market Data via API, you will need to become a registered sub-vendor with the CME.” Tech support said to contact CME to register and that it costs $290/month payable to CME. Can someone here confirm this is correct. This may be acceptable down the line but just starting out seems prohibitively large. I simply want the simplest type of access in or… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.tradovate.com/t/request-realtime-market-data/9709)._