# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-05-16 by the file itself), not
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generated: '2026-05-16'
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Adidas
providerId: adidas
created: '2026-05-16'
modified: '2026-05-16'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Athletic Apparel
  - Retail
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: Adidas has no public developer API and no metered billing surface. Commercial flows for partners run through affiliate-network commission models or wholesale / marketplace contracts.
notes: No public developer API — placeholder only.
sources:
  - https://www.adidas.com/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: adidas AG
serviceCategory: Retail / Sportswear
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Commission
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Adidas Affiliate / Partner Surface
  ServiceCategory: Retail / Sportswear
  ProviderName: Adidas
  PublisherName: adidas AG
  InvoiceIssuerName: Affiliate Network (Awin / Rakuten) or Adidas Wholesale
  BillingCurrency: EUR
meters:
  - name: affiliate_sale
    description: Commission earned by an affiliate on a tracked Adidas sale; mediated by Awin / Rakuten.
    unit: sale
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - affiliate
      - region
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Adidas-related affiliate spend through the affiliate-network reporting surface.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate affiliate commission to the marketing channel that drove the conversion.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize affiliate commission via the network's own attribution and incentive controls; Adidas does not expose a separate metering API.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Marketing / partnerships own the affiliate relationship; finance reconciles the network invoice.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com