name: Honeycomb API FinOps
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Honeycomb
providerId: honeycomb
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
  - Observability
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Honeycomb.
sources:
  - https://www.honeycomb.io/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: Honeycomb
serviceCategory: Observability
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Per-Event Tiered Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Honeycomb
  ServiceCategory: Observability
  ProviderName: Honeycomb
  PublisherName: Honeycomb
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: events_ingested
    unit: event
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - environment
      - dataset
  - name: metrics_data_points
    unit: datapoint
    aggregation: sum
  - name: triggers_active
    unit: trigger-month
    aggregation: max
  - name: slos_active
    unit: slo-month
    aggregation: max
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Honeycomb consumption monthly.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag usage to teams/cost centers.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size; reclaim unused entitlements.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Set spend alerts; quarterly review.