Stack Exchange
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Stack Exchange, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Stack Exchange's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Public Stack Exchange network | Free | Community Q&A sites · participation subject to public network terms |
The facts
Each one read from Stack Exchange's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The Stack Exchange API supports programmatic access to the network and documents authentication and write support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API attribution
- Applications using the API must visibly identify the Stack Exchange Network as the source of API content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API limits
- The API documentation says pages are capped at 100 items and anonymous access is limited to page 25.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Badges
- Users can earn bronze, silver, and gold badges for participation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Chat
- Stack Exchange chat offers rooms for real-time conversation and help with asking questions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Community governance
- Each site has a Meta space where its community can discuss how the site works and raise issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- How answers work
- Users ask and answer questions, and voting helps surface useful questions and answers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The tour describes the sites as intended for people with a passion for a niche or many niches who want to share knowledge and learn.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Stack Exchange's privacy policy says it does not sell personal information and describes how it collects, uses, and retains personal data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Private spaces
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Public content
- The public network terms say user-submitted content is licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 and is available for public copying and redistribution with attribution.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reputation
- Users earn reputation through contributions, and reputation unlocks additional privileges.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Topics
- The network includes communities for a wide range of interests and niches.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Stack Exchange is a network of community-driven sites for sharing factual, experience-based knowledge.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Stack Exchange, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- nonechecked 21 Sep 2026
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