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# sweep and names no billing unit, meters or pricing category read from the provider — it restates the
# FinOps framework. It is `x-coverage: unmeasured`, and the FOCUS alignment it claimed has been removed.
x-coverage: unmeasured
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
provider: Ariba
providerId: ariba
publisherName: Ariba
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:
  - B2B
  - Catalog Management
  - Compliance
  - Contracts
  - Enterprise
  - Integration
  - Invoicing
  - Procurement
  - Risk Management
  - SAP
  - Sourcing
  - Spend Analysis
  - Supplier Lifecycle
  - Suppliers
  - Supply Chain
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps framework definition for the Ariba 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: Ariba
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / API
  ProviderName: Ariba
  PublisherName: Ariba
  InvoiceIssuerName: Ariba
  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: Ariba Network API
    baseURL: https://api.ariba.com/v2/network
    tags:
      - B2B
      - EDI
      - Invoicing
      - Procurement
      - Supply Chain
    serviceName: Ariba Network API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Procurement API
    baseURL: https://api.ariba.com/v2/procurement
    tags:
      - Procurement
      - Purchase Orders
      - Requisitions
      - Spend Management
    serviceName: Ariba Procurement API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Sourcing API
    baseURL: https://api.ariba.com/v2/sourcing
    tags:
      - Auctions
      - RFx
      - Sourcing
      - Supplier Management
    serviceName: Ariba Sourcing API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Contracts API
    baseURL: https://api.ariba.com/v2/contracts
    tags:
      - CLM
      - Compliance
      - Contract Management
      - Contracts
    serviceName: Ariba Contracts API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Supplier API
    baseURL: https://api.ariba.com/v2/supplier
    tags:
      - Performance
      - Risk Management
      - Supplier Information
      - Supplier Management
    serviceName: Ariba Supplier API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Analytics API
    baseURL: https://api.ariba.com/v2/analytics
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Business Intelligence
      - Reporting
      - Spend Analysis
    serviceName: Ariba Analytics API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Operational Reporting API for Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Operational Data
      - Procurement
      - Purchase Orders
      - Reporting
      - Requisitions
    serviceName: Operational Reporting API for Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Operational Reporting API for Strategic Sourcing
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Bids
      - Events
      - Operational Data
      - Reporting
      - Strategic Sourcing
    serviceName: Operational Reporting API for Strategic Sourcing
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Analytical Reporting API for Strategic and Operational Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Business Intelligence
      - Operational Procurement
      - Reporting
      - Strategic Procurement
    serviceName: Analytical Reporting API for Strategic and Operational Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Supplier Data API with Pagination
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Pagination
      - Performance
      - Supplier Data
      - Supplier Lifecycle
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Supplier Data API with Pagination
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Supplier Data API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Supplier Data
      - Supplier Lifecycle
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Supplier Data API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Supplier Data Extraction API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Extraction
      - Integration
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Supplier Data Extraction API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Supplier Information API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Profiles
      - Supplier Information
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Supplier Information API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Supplier Invite API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Invitations
      - Onboarding
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Supplier Invite API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Network Supplier Profile API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Ariba Network
      - Certifications
      - Profiles
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Ariba Network Supplier Profile API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Contract Workspace Management APIs
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Contract Requests
      - Contract Terms
      - Contract Workspaces
      - Contracts
    serviceName: Contract Workspace Management APIs
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Contract Workspace Retrieval API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Contract Workspaces
      - Contracts
      - Data Retrieval
    serviceName: Contract Workspace Retrieval API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Contract Terms Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Contract Terms
      - Contracts
      - Management
    serviceName: Contract Terms Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Contract Compliance API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Compliance
      - Contracts
      - Monitoring
    serviceName: Contract Compliance API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Document Approval API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Approvals
      - Invoices
      - Requisitions
      - Workflow
    serviceName: Document Approval API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Network Purchase Orders API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Ariba Network
      - Buyers
      - Purchase Orders
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Ariba Network Purchase Orders API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Purchase Orders Supplier API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Order Management
      - Purchase Orders
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Purchase Orders Supplier API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Order Change Requests API for Buyers
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Buyers
      - Change Requests
      - Purchase Orders
    serviceName: Order Change Requests API for Buyers
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Order Change Requests API for Suppliers
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Change Requests
      - Purchase Orders
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Order Change Requests API for Suppliers
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ariba Network Invoice Header Data Extraction API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Ariba Network
      - Data Extraction
      - Finance
      - Invoices
    serviceName: Ariba Network Invoice Header Data Extraction API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ship Notice API for Buyers
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - ASN
      - Buyers
      - Logistics
      - Ship Notices
    serviceName: Ship Notice API for Buyers
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Ship Notice API for Suppliers
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - ASN
      - Logistics
      - Ship Notices
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Ship Notice API for Suppliers
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Sourcing Project Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Events
      - Project Management
      - Sourcing
    serviceName: Sourcing Project Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Surrogate Bid API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Bidding
      - Sourcing
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Surrogate Bid API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Discovery RFx Publication TO External Marketplace API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Discovery
      - Marketplace
      - RFx
      - Supplier Participation
    serviceName: Discovery RFx Publication TO External Marketplace API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Discovery RFx Publication FROM External Marketplace API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Discovery
      - Marketplace
      - RFx
      - Sourcing
    serviceName: Discovery RFx Publication FROM External Marketplace API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: External Approval API for Sourcing and Supplier Management
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Approvals
      - Sourcing
      - Supplier Management
      - Workflow
    serviceName: External Approval API for Sourcing and Supplier Management
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Flow Extension API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Ariba Network
      - Extensions
      - Integration
      - Workflow
    serviceName: Flow Extension API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAP Ariba Catalog Content API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalogs
      - Content Management
      - Products
    serviceName: SAP Ariba Catalog Content API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Catalog Connectivity Service API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalogs
      - Integration
      - Punchout
    serviceName: Catalog Connectivity Service API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Internal Catalogs Shop API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalogs
      - Procurement
      - Shopping
    serviceName: Internal Catalogs Shop API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Public Catalogs Shop API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalogs
      - Public Catalogs
      - Shopping
    serviceName: Public Catalogs Shop API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Network Catalog Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Ariba Network
      - Catalog Management
      - Catalogs
    serviceName: Network Catalog Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Content Lookup API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Content
      - Integration
      - Lookup
    serviceName: Content Lookup API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Create Procurement Workspace API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Procurement
      - Project Management
      - Workspaces
    serviceName: Create Procurement Workspace API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Dynamic Lookup Table API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Configuration
      - Data Management
      - Lookup Tables
    serviceName: Dynamic Lookup Table API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Risk Exposure API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Risk Exposure
      - Risk Management
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Risk Exposure API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Risk Category Information API for Supplier Risk Exposure
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Risk Categories
      - Risk Management
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Risk Category Information API for Supplier Risk Exposure
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Supplier Risk Engagements API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Engagements
      - Risk Management
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Supplier Risk Engagements API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Engagement Risk Assessment External Response Import API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Assessments
      - External Data
      - Risk Management
    serviceName: Engagement Risk Assessment External Response Import API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Finding and Event Collaboration Integration API for Supplier Risk
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Collaboration
      - Events
      - Risk Management
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Finding and Event Collaboration Integration API for Supplier Risk
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Pricing API for Product Sourcing Price Information
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Pricing
      - Products
      - Sourcing
    serviceName: Pricing API for Product Sourcing Price Information
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Audit Search API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Audit
      - Compliance
      - Tracking
    serviceName: Audit Search API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Master Data Retrieval API for Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Retrieval
      - Master Data
      - Procurement
    serviceName: Master Data Retrieval API for Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Master Data Retrieval API for Sourcing
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Retrieval
      - Master Data
      - Sourcing
    serviceName: Master Data Retrieval API for Sourcing
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Master Data Integration Job Status API for Operational Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Integration
      - Job Status
      - Master Data
      - Procurement
    serviceName: Master Data Integration Job Status API for Operational Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Proof of Service API for Buyers
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Buyers
      - Proof of Service
      - Receipts
    serviceName: Proof of Service API for Buyers
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Proof of Service API for Suppliers
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Delivery
      - Proof of Service
      - Suppliers
    serviceName: Proof of Service API for Suppliers
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Asset Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Assets
      - Management
      - Procurement
    serviceName: Asset Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Bill of Materials Import API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Bill of Materials
      - Import
      - Sourcing
    serviceName: Bill of Materials Import API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Materials and BOM Tag Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Bill of Materials
      - Classification
      - Materials
    serviceName: Materials and BOM Tag Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Item Volume Import API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Import
      - Items
      - Sourcing
      - Volume
    serviceName: Item Volume Import API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Product Hierarchy Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Categories
      - Classification
      - Hierarchy
      - Products
    serviceName: Product Hierarchy Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: User Qualification API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Access Control
      - Qualifications
      - Users
    serviceName: User Qualification API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAP Ariba Custom Forms API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Custom Forms
      - Extensions
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAP Ariba Custom Forms API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAP Ariba SCIM API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Identity Management
      - SCIM
      - User Provisioning
    serviceName: SAP Ariba SCIM API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Event Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Events
      - Management
      - Tracking
    serviceName: Event Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Integration Event Monitoring Query API for Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Events
      - Integration
      - Monitoring
      - Procurement
    serviceName: Integration Event Monitoring Query API for Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Integration Monitoring API for Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Integration
      - Monitoring
      - Procurement
    serviceName: Integration Monitoring API for Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Integration Monitoring API for Strategic Sourcing
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Integration
      - Monitoring
      - Strategic Sourcing
    serviceName: Integration Monitoring API for Strategic Sourcing
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Transaction Monitoring API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Monitoring
      - Transactions
      - Workflow
    serviceName: Transaction Monitoring API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Asynchronous Requests Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Asynchronous
      - Integration
      - Job Management
    serviceName: Asynchronous Requests Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Configuration Parameter Review API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Administration
      - Configuration
      - Parameters
    serviceName: Configuration Parameter Review API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Data Replication Status for Multi-ERP Configurations
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Replication
      - Integration
      - Monitoring
      - Multi-ERP
    serviceName: Data Replication Status for Multi-ERP Configurations
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Trading Partner Profile Certification API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Ariba Network
      - Certification
      - Compliance
      - Trading Partners
    serviceName: Trading Partner Profile Certification API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Cost Breakdown Data Extraction API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Cost Analysis
      - Data Extraction
      - Sourcing
      - Spend
    serviceName: Cost Breakdown Data Extraction API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: NDA Data Export API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Compliance
      - Data Export
      - Legal
      - NDA
    serviceName: NDA Data Export API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Public Procurement Notices Export API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Export
      - Notices
      - Public Procurement
      - Tenders
    serviceName: Public Procurement Notices Export API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Guided Buying Functional Documents API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Documents
      - Guided Buying
      - Procurement
    serviceName: Guided Buying Functional Documents API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Planning Collaboration Buyer API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Buyers
      - Collaboration
      - Planning
      - Supply Chain
    serviceName: Planning Collaboration Buyer API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Planning Collaboration Supplier API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Collaboration
      - Planning
      - Suppliers
      - Supply Chain
    serviceName: Planning Collaboration Supplier API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Project Document Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Documents
      - Project Management
      - Version Control
    serviceName: Project Document Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: ETendering Notice Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - eTendering
      - Notices
      - Procurement
      - Public Sector
    serviceName: ETendering Notice Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAP Build Work Zone CDM Content API for Sourcing
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Content
      - Integration
      - SAP Build Work Zone
      - Sourcing
    serviceName: SAP Build Work Zone CDM Content API for Sourcing
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAP Build Work Zone CDM Content API for Procurement
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Content
      - Integration
      - Procurement
      - SAP Build Work Zone
    serviceName: SAP Build Work Zone CDM Content API for Procurement
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per 1K Requests
    metric: billed_cost / (api_requests / 1000)
  - name: Cost per Active Consumer
    metric: billed_cost / active_consumers
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com