specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: API Snap
providerId: api-snap
created: '2026-05-06'
modified: '2026-05-06'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Developer Utilities
  - API Subscription
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps for API Snap - flat tiered subscription (Free / Hobby /
  Pro / Business) with a single monthly request quota that covers all 13+
  utility endpoints under one API key. No per-endpoint billing or per-call
  overage charges are published; consumption telemetry surfaces via the
  X-RateLimit-* response headers and the in-product API usage dashboard offered
  on Hobby and above. reconciled is false because the public-facing FinOps
  surface (overage handling, invoice line items) is not documented separately
  from the pricing page.
sources:
  - https://api-snap.com/pricing
  - https://api-snap.com/
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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: API Snap
serviceCategory: Developer Utilities
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Adjustment
    - Refund
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: API Snap
  ServiceCategory: Developer Utilities
  ProviderName: API Snap
  PublisherName: API Snap
  InvoiceIssuerName: API Snap
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  PricingUnit: month
meters:
  - name: plan_month
    description: Monthly subscription line for the active plan tier (Hobby / Pro / Business). Free tier has no plan_month line.
    unit: month
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - plan
  - name: monthly_request_quota
    description: Plan-tier monthly request quota (100 / 5,000 / 50,000 / 500,000) covering all 13+ endpoints under one API key.
    unit: request
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - api_key
  - name: requests_consumed
    description: Actual request count made against the API key, drawn from the monthly quota. Surfaced via X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining response headers and the in-product API usage dashboard.
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - endpoint
      - status_code
  - name: rate_throttle_events
    description: Count of HTTP 429 responses returned to the client; signals that the monthly quota or plan rate ceiling is being hit. Each 429 body includes usage, limit, and an upgrade_url.
    unit: event
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - endpoint
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Read X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining headers on every
      response; on Hobby and above, watch the in-product API usage dashboard
      to track consumption against the monthly quota. The 429 body returns
      `usage`, `limit`, and an `upgrade_url` for in-product upgrade prompts.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      API Snap issues a single key per account; for multi-product attribution
      tag outbound requests with a per-service correlation header on the
      caller side and aggregate by `endpoint` dimension in the meter.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Cache image, screenshot, PDF, and metadata responses aggressively at
      the consumer side - many of these endpoints produce deterministic or
      slowly-changing outputs. Right-size the plan tier monthly: 100 free
      calls, 5,000 hobby, 50,000 pro, 500,000 business. Negotiate custom
      rate limits at the Business tier when burst patterns require them.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Engineering owns the API key and caching layer; the consuming product
      team owns the monthly request budget. The owner of the API Snap
      account holds the upgrade decision when the in-product upgrade_url
      surfaces in 429 responses.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com