abNZB

abnzb.com/Usenet indexer (Newznab, open registration)debrid/abnzbJSON compare report an error provider JSON

Free allowance: Reported, and the two listings disagree: '25 NZBs monthly, 10 API calls monthly' in one, '50 NZBs/day, 25 API, No BluRay/4K Movie sections' in the other.
Verdict: caveatusable, with a named limit or an unprobed read path
Cost: free tier
Identity: email?placeholder, not evidence; card unknown, phone unknown
Binding limit: request-ratereported: 25 NZBs and 10 API calls monthly (one listing) or 50 NZBs and 25 API per day (another)
Evidence: reported4 sources; a third party said so
Freshness: stale on 2026-11-18checked 2026-11-03 (live); stale on 2026-11-18

Free tier	Reported, and the two listings disagree: '25 NZBs monthly, 10 API calls monthly' in one, '50 NZBs/day, 25 API, No BluRay/4K Movie sections' in the other. The site's own pages were walled and not read. unit requests; metered on request-count; unverified: the allowance is third-party and conflicting; the pricing page was behind a bot challenge.
Price	none stated
Limits	request-rate (binding) reported: 25 NZBs and 10 API calls monthly (one listing) or 50 NZBs and 25 API per day (another) source
Binding	request-rate The free counters are the only numeric limit named, and they are third-party and conflicting.
Identity	email (placeholder) unverified: the sign-up form was behind a bot challenge. A listing names the registration as open and says payment accepts cards, Bitcoin and gift cards.
Egress	No byte metering; the answer is an NZB pointer file.
Per-object cap	not applicable: an NZB pointer file, never the payload
Retention	A third-party listing claims 'Exceeds 500 days, 25+ newsgroups indexed'.
Interface	rest Newznab-based indexer per the listings; the API path was not read. endpoint: https://abnzb.com/
Tooling	Listings call it Newznab with an API counter on the free tier, so Prowlarr and NZBHydra2 would add it with URL plus key; the key sits behind a sign-up.
Composes with	A paid Supporter step at USD 12 to 15 per year is the reported way past a free allowance of a few dozen calls.
Reliability	Every direct request on the read date was answered with HTTP 403 and a redirect to the login page; a listing reports 98% uptime.
Evidence note	reported Every value is third-party; the site answered a bot challenge (HTTP 403) to a direct request.
Parsed numbers	has-free-tier 1

Evidence 4

date	source	what it proved
2026-11-03	nzbhydra.com/indexers/	third-party: free tier of 25 NZBs and 10 API calls monthly
2026-11-03	nzbhydra.com/indexers/	third-party: paid tiers are Supporter USD 12 per year and VIP USD 25 per year
2026-11-03	github.com/openlemmy/reddit-backups/wiki/Indexers	third-party: an older listing gives the free allowance as 50 NZBs and 25 API per day
2026-11-03	probe: `https://abnzb.com/`	a direct request was answered HTTP 403 with a bot challenge

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price	USD 0 (free); USD 12 per year Supporter (reported)