specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Highlightly
providerId: highlightly
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Sports
- Sports Data
- Live Scores
- Odds
- Highlights
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Highlightly spend. Highlightly bills a flat monthly
  subscription per tier (Basic free, Pro, Ultra, Mega), each tier defined by a
  daily request quota and a per-second rate limit rather than per-call
  metering. There are no overage charges - once the daily quota is exhausted,
  requests are rejected until reset - so cost is bounded and predictable for a
  given tier. The primary cost lever is matching the subscription tier to
  observed daily request volume across the sport APIs in use.
notes: >-
  Subscription prices and quotas are as published on the Highlightly Football
  API pricing page; per-sport pricing may differ and plans are also available
  through RapidAPI. Verify current rates during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://highlightly.net/football-api/
- https://highlightly.net/sport-api/
- https://rapidapi.com/organization/highlightly-api
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: Highlightly
serviceCategory: Analytics and Data
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
meters:
- name: subscription_tier
  description: Flat monthly subscription per API tier (Basic, Pro, Ultra, Mega).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
  - sport
- name: requests_per_day
  description: API requests consumed per day, counted against the tier's daily quota; no overage billing.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
  - sport
- name: requests_per_second
  description: Instantaneous request rate, capped by the tier's per-second rate limit.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Highlightly Sports API
  ServiceCategory: Analytics and Data
  ProviderName: Highlightly
  PublisherName: Highlightly
  InvoiceIssuerName: Highlightly
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Read the plan metadata returned in every API response to track daily request consumption against the tier quota.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use separate API keys per workload or sport to attribute request volume to teams and cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the subscription tier to actual daily request volume; cache stable catalog data (countries, leagues, teams) to reduce request counts; consider annual billing for the advertised discount.
- name: Accountability
  description: Because there are no overage charges, monthly cost is fixed per tier - review request burn vs. quota monthly and downgrade or upgrade tiers as usage shifts.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com