specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
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/
provider: Adobe Suite
providerId: adobe-suite
publisherName: Adobe Suite
serviceCategory: API
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
tags:
  - Ai
  - Analytics
  - Automation
  - Commerce
  - Creative
  - Design
  - Documents
  - Experience
  - Marketing
  - Personalization
  - Video
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps framework definition for the Adobe Suite API surface. Provides a FOCUS-aligned mapping
  for cost allocation, usage measurement, and unit-economics reporting across the provider's APIs.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Make API consumption costs visible to engineering, product, and finance teams in near
      real-time.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag every chargeable API call with the consuming team, environment, application, and
      feature so cost can be allocated.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Continuously evaluate request patterns, caching, batching, and tier selection to reduce
      cost per useful unit of work.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Establish budget owners and chargeback or showback flows for each consuming team.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Adobe Suite
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / API
  ProviderName: Adobe Suite
  PublisherName: Adobe Suite
  InvoiceIssuerName: Adobe Suite
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
  PricingUnit: request
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    description: Count of billable API requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: data_egress
    description: Bytes returned over the network in API responses
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: compute_seconds
    description: Server-side compute consumed by the request, where applicable
    unit: second
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
apis:
  - name: Adobe Photoshop API
    baseURL: https://image.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Creative
      - Editing
      - Images
    serviceName: Adobe Photoshop API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Lightroom API
    baseURL: https://lr.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Editing
      - Organization
      - Photography
      - Raw
    serviceName: Adobe Lightroom API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Illustrator API
    baseURL: https://illustrator.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Design
      - Graphics
      - Vector
    serviceName: Adobe Illustrator API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe InDesign API
    baseURL: https://indesign.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Documents
      - Layout
      - Print
      - Publishing
    serviceName: Adobe InDesign API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe PDF Services API
    baseURL: https://pdf-services.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Conversion
      - Documents
      - Ocr
      - Pdf
    serviceName: Adobe PDF Services API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe PDF Extract API
    baseURL: https://pdf-services.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Ai
      - Documents
      - Extraction
      - Pdf
    serviceName: Adobe PDF Extract API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe PDF Accessibility Auto-Tag API
    baseURL: https://pdf-services.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Accessibility
      - Ai
      - Compliance
      - Pdf
    serviceName: Adobe PDF Accessibility Auto-Tag API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Sign API
    baseURL: https://api.adobe.io/sign
    tags:
      - Documents
      - Esignature
      - Legal
      - Workflow
    serviceName: Adobe Sign API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Analytics API
    baseURL: https://analytics.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Data
      - Marketing
      - Reporting
    serviceName: Adobe Analytics API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Experience Manager API
    baseURL: https://aem.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Assets
      - Cms
      - Content
      - Dam
    serviceName: Adobe Experience Manager API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Stock API
    baseURL: https://stock.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Assets
      - Images
      - Licensing
      - Stock
    serviceName: Adobe Stock API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Firefly API
    baseURL: https://firefly.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Ai
      - Creative
      - Generative
      - Images
    serviceName: Adobe Firefly API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Firefly Audio/Video APIs
    baseURL: https://firefly.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Ai
      - Audio
      - Generative
      - Translation
      - Video
    serviceName: Adobe Firefly Audio/Video APIs
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries API
    baseURL: https://cc-libraries.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Assets
      - Collaboration
      - Creative
      - Libraries
    serviceName: Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Express Embed SDK
    baseURL: https://express.adobe.com
    tags:
      - Creative
      - Design
      - Embed
      - Templates
    serviceName: Adobe Express Embed SDK
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Premiere Pro API
    baseURL: https://premiere.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Creative
      - Editing
      - Video
    serviceName: Adobe Premiere Pro API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe After Effects API
    baseURL: https://aftereffects.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Animation
      - Creative
      - Effects
      - Video
    serviceName: Adobe After Effects API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Experience Platform API
    baseURL: https://platform.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Data
      - Experience
      - Marketing
      - Platform
    serviceName: Adobe Experience Platform API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Target API
    baseURL: https://mc.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Marketing
      - Optimization
      - Personalization
      - Testing
    serviceName: Adobe Target API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Campaign API
    baseURL: https://mc.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Campaigns
      - Email
      - Marketing
    serviceName: Adobe Campaign API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Marketo Engage API
    baseURL: https://marketo.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Crm
      - Leads
      - Marketing
    serviceName: Adobe Marketo Engage API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe Commerce API
    baseURL: https://commerce.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Commerce
      - Ecommerce
      - Graphql
      - Rest
    serviceName: Adobe Commerce API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Adobe User Management API
    baseURL: https://usermanagement.adobe.io
    tags:
      - Enterprise
      - Identity
      - Management
      - Users
    serviceName: Adobe User Management API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per 1K Requests
    metric: billed_cost / (api_requests / 1000)
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Active Consumer
    metric: billed_cost / active_consumers
    target: TBD
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com