# reference

> The reference endpoints of the Pokémon TCG API — Reference lists — each with its parameters, credit cost, minimum plan and a real response.

Source: https://pokemontcgapi.com/docs/api/reference

No key yet? One call gets you one: `POST /v1/accounts/free` with an `Idempotency-Key` header and your email address returns a working key in the response. Keep the original Idempotency-Key and body for response replay for up to 24 hours, under the conditions in the quickstart. The trial is 800 credits over 30 days once the address is confirmed, no card; paid plans start at 29 € a month. See the [quickstart](https://pokemontcgapi.com/docs/quickstart) and the [pricing](https://pokemontcgapi.com/pricing).

`1` operation under `https://api.pokemontcgapi.com/v1`.

## Operations

| Operation | Endpoint | Cost | Plan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reference lists](https://pokemontcgapi.com/docs/api/reference/lists) | `GET /v1/reference` | free, no key needed, cached for a day | free |

**[Reference lists](https://pokemontcgapi.com/docs/api/reference/lists)** — Every closed vocabulary the API uses — locales, currencies, print regions, conditions, printings, graders, price variants and bases, change kinds, image faces and sizes — in one response.