I wrote my own Python client for Recurly API v1 that I released a few days ago (<a href="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/recurlib" rel="nofollow">http://pypi.python.org/pypi/recurlib</a>) and asked them, last week, if I had their permission to release it publicly, not because I technically needed it but as a courtesy. I also asked them if they had any requests on what I should or should not name it; I thought it would only be polite to give them first dibs on the PyPi name. I also asked them if they had any requests on what license I should use. In the process, I reported a large number of bugs on the v1 API. They never answered any of my questions straight, they just said "we're releasing our own Python client". They never mentioned that releasing their own Python client was going to coincide with an updated API and that I was actively coding against a soon-to-be deprecated interface.<p>So thanks, Recurly. I spent a week writing a library to add value to your product without so much as a "good job" or a "that's cool", and when I extended every courtesy I could you basically said "fuck you" to me in every way possible.
But still no metered billing or check-receiving. These two features would really be a killer feature for Recurly/Cheddargetter/Chargify, as opposed to Zuora's $10k/month minimum fees.