finops:
  model: free
  description: >
    iNaturalist is a nonprofit joint initiative of the California Academy of
    Sciences and the National Geographic Society. API access is provided free
    of charge as part of iNaturalist's mission to connect people with nature
    and support biodiversity science. There are no paid API tiers, usage fees,
    or metered billing. iNaturalist sustains operations through institutional
    support, grants, and donations rather than API monetization.
  cost: $0
  pricing:
    - tier: Free
      cost: $0
      unit: all usage
      description: >
        All API access is free. No credit card required. No usage caps that
        result in charges. Rate limits are enforced for service stability
        rather than commercial purposes.
  considerations:
    - type: Attribution
      description: >
        Users of iNaturalist data should provide attribution to iNaturalist
        and the original observers per the Creative Commons license terms
        applied to observation data.
    - type: DataLicense
      description: >
        Most iNaturalist observation data is shared under Creative Commons
        licenses (CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-NC). Commercial use may be restricted
        depending on the license applied to specific records.
    - type: ResponsibleUse
      description: >
        Large-scale data consumers are asked to follow API Recommended
        Practices and use iNaturalist's bulk data export options (GBIF,
        iNaturalist Exports) rather than scraping via the API.
    - type: BulkData
      description: >
        For bulk data needs, iNaturalist provides data exports through GBIF
        (https://www.gbif.org/publisher/28eb1a3f-1c15-4a95-931a-4af90ecb574d)
        and direct export tools at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/export
        which are preferred over repeated API calls for large datasets.
  urls:
    - type: DataExport
      url: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/export
    - type: GBIF
      url: https://www.gbif.org/publisher/28eb1a3f-1c15-4a95-931a-4af90ecb574d
    - type: Donate
      url: https://www.inaturalist.org/donate
    - type: About
      url: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/about