name: Cloudflare API FinOps
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Cloudflare
providerId: cloudflare
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'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Edge
  - CDN
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Cloudflare.
sources:
  - https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/
  - https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/
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: Cloudflare, Inc.
serviceCategory: Edge Network
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Cloudflare
  ServiceCategory: Edge Network
  ProviderName: Cloudflare
  PublisherName: Cloudflare, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: zone_subscriptions
    unit: zone-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - zone
  - name: workers_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
  - name: workers_cpu_ms
    unit: ms
    aggregation: sum
  - name: r2_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: max
  - name: r2_class_a_ops
    unit: operation
    aggregation: sum
  - name: r2_class_b_ops
    unit: operation
    aggregation: sum
  - name: d1_reads
    unit: row_read
    aggregation: sum
  - name: d1_writes
    unit: row_write
    aggregation: sum
  - name: kv_reads
    unit: read
    aggregation: sum
  - name: kv_writes
    unit: write
    aggregation: sum
  - name: images_delivered
    unit: image
    aggregation: sum
  - name: stream_minutes_delivered
    unit: minute
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Pull GraphQL Analytics for per-zone and per-Worker traffic; Billing API for per-product
      cost.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Group zones into accounts by team/product; tag Workers metadata for chargeback.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Move egress-heavy assets to R2 (zero egress); use Cache Reserve; right-size Workers CPU.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Per-zone and per-Worker spend alerts; quarterly zone audit.