# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (undated — the file carries no date and git cannot supply one), not
# harvested from the provider. `method: generated` so the economics campaign may replace it with a
# dated, verbatim transcription; every figure below is unverified until it does.
# Coverage demoted 2026-10-07 (roadmap#942, PLAN.md Stage A): this file was written by an API Evangelist
# 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
method: generated
finops:
  description: >-
    All CDC public APIs are provided free of charge as a US federal government
    service. There are no subscription fees, per-call charges, or tiered pricing
    structures. The APIs are funded through federal appropriations and are
    available to any public user without cost. This applies to data.cdc.gov
    (Socrata SODA), CDC WONDER, the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
    API, Content Syndication, and PHIN VADS.
  cost: $0
  model: free government service
  registration:
    - name: Socrata App Token (optional)
      description: >-
        A free application token can be registered at dev.socrata.com to
        increase throughput on data.cdc.gov from the shared throttled pool to
        1,000 requests per rolling hour. No payment required.
      url: https://support.socrata.com/hc/en-us/articles/210138558
      cost: free
  notes:
    - CDC is a US government agency; all public data and APIs are in the public domain.
    - No SLA or uptime guarantee is offered for free public access.
    - High-volume users of data.cdc.gov Socrata API may request exceptions to
      rate limits by contacting Socrata/CDC.
    - The CDC WONDER system is maintained by CDC's National Center for Health
      Statistics (NCHS).