name: Foxy.io FinOps
description: Financial operations guidance for managing costs with the Foxy.io e-commerce platform API
url: https://www.foxy.io/pricing/

cost_model:
  type: subscription_plus_usage
  description: >
    Foxy.io uses a hybrid subscription and usage-based model. Monthly subscription fees
    cover a base number of transactions, with per-transaction overage fees applied beyond
    the included allotment. Transaction fees are capped at a percentage-based maximum
    that decreases at higher plan tiers, incentivizing upgrades for high-volume merchants.

transaction_fee_structure:
  model: percentage_with_cap
  rate: 0.01
  rate_description: 1% of transaction sale amount
  minimum_fee_cents: 5
  plan_caps:
    starter: 35
    growth: 25
    advanced: 7.5
    enterprise: 5
  cap_unit: cents
  cap_description: Maximum per-transaction fee in cents varies by plan tier

cost_optimization:
  - tip: Monitor monthly transaction volume to determine if upgrading plans reduces total cost
    detail: >
      At high transaction volumes, the reduced per-transaction overage rate on higher
      tiers can offset the higher subscription cost. For example, 1,000 transactions/month
      on Starter at 35 cents overage vs included in Advanced plan.
  - tip: Use the sandbox environment for all development and testing
    detail: >
      Development and testing against https://api-sandbox.foxycart.com avoids
      consuming production transaction counts or incurring real payment processing fees.
  - tip: Batch API requests using zoom parameter to reduce total API calls
    detail: >
      The zoom parameter allows embedding related resources in a single API response
      (up to 300 total records), reducing round trips and API call overhead.
  - tip: Evaluate transaction fee caps at scale
    detail: >
      Because the transaction fee is capped at 1% of sale, high-value transactions
      (above $35 on Starter, $25 on Growth, $7.50 on Advanced) benefit from the cap.
      Low-value transactions under $0.50 are subject to the 5-cent minimum floor.
  - tip: Use webhooks for event-driven integration instead of polling
    detail: >
      Foxy.io supports transaction and subscription webhooks. Using webhooks instead
      of polling the API reduces unnecessary API calls and associated overhead.

billing_controls:
  transaction_tracking: true
  transaction_tracking_note: Monitor included transaction counts via the Foxy admin dashboard
  overage_alerts: Contact Foxy support to discuss overage alert options
  annual_billing: Contact Foxy sales for Enterprise annual billing options