specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: MobileAPI.dev
providerId: mobileapi-dev
created: '2026-05-06'
modified: '2026-05-06'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Device Specifications
  - Mobile Devices
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps view for MobileAPI.dev. Billing is a flat-rate monthly
  subscription per API key, gated by request quota; the only public meter is
  total successful requests against the quota. Enterprise overage and custom
  rates are negotiated outside the public surface.
sources:
  - https://mobileapi.dev/#pricing
  - https://mobileapi.dev/docs/
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: MobileAPI.dev
serviceCategory: Data API - Device Specifications
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription with Monthly Request Quota
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  paymentProcessor: Stripe
  refundPolicy: 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: MobileAPI
  ServiceCategory: Data API
  ProviderName: MobileAPI.dev
  PublisherName: MobileAPI.dev
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  ChargeFrequency: Recurring
  PricingCategory: Standard
  CommitmentDiscountCategory: Spend
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    description: Total successful API requests counted against the monthly quota; visible via X-RateLimit-Remaining header.
  - name: ai_query_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    description: Subset of api_requests routed to /devices/ai-query/; only available on Pro/Enterprise.
  - name: rate_limit_violations
    unit: event
    aggregation: sum
    description: HTTP 429 responses; not directly billed but indicate quota saturation.
costAllocationDimensions:
  - name: APIKey
    description: Each issued API key is the natural cost-allocation unit.
  - name: Plan
    description: Free / Pro / Enterprise determines the unit cost.
  - name: Environment
    description: Customers commonly issue separate keys per dev/stage/prod for chargeback.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Track monthly request totals and remaining quota via X-RateLimit-Remaining /
      X-RateLimit-Reset headers and the /me/ endpoint.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Issue per-team or per-environment API keys so request volumes can be tagged
      back to a specific cost center without provider-side support.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Cache device records aggressively; the data refreshes weekly on Pro and
      daily on Enterprise, so most reads are safely cached. Use autocomplete
      ahead of search to reduce wasted lookups.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Set spend alerts at 80% and 100% of monthly quota (the provider also
      emails at these thresholds). Promote keys from Free to Pro before quota
      exhaustion to avoid 429s in production.
notes:
  - Enterprise rates are not publicly listed; negotiate overage and per-call rates with sales.
  - Stripe webhook /payment_successful is the only documented billing-event integration surface.