Providing service tier information when validating api requests

Abstract

In various embodiments, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an application programming interface (API) server, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising receiving, from a client device, a request to access a service; transmitting, to a validation server, an authorization request including an API authorization identifier; receiving, from the validation server, a validation response to the authorization request, the validation response including a validation result based on the API authorization identifier and an indicator of a level of resources to be used when performing the request; and performing the service based on the request and the validation response.