specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: ParkWhiz
providerId: parkwhiz
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Parking
- Mobility
- Partner API
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of ParkWhiz API economics. Unlike a metered SaaS API, ParkWhiz is
  a parking reservation marketplace, so there is no per-request invoice to model.
  Cost and revenue flow through the booking transactions made via the v4 API:
  each reservation carries a parking price (set per location) plus any service /
  booking fee, and partner economics are governed by negotiated revenue-share or
  referral terms. For an integrating partner, the relevant "spend" is the cost of
  parking booked on behalf of users and the net of any revenue share, not an API
  usage bill.
notes: >-
  No public API price list or usage invoice exists to reconcile against FOCUS
  line items. Per-partner fee splits and revenue share are private. Track booking
  volume and settled parking spend as the primary cost/revenue drivers.
sources:
- https://developer.parkwhiz.com/
- https://developer.parkwhiz.com/v4/
- https://www.parkwhiz.com
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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: ParkWhiz
serviceCategory: Mobility and Parking
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Transaction-Based
  billingFrequency: Per Transaction
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: ParkWhiz Booking
  ServiceCategory: Mobility and Parking
  ProviderName: ParkWhiz
  PublisherName: ParkWhiz
  InvoiceIssuerName: ParkWhiz
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Transaction-Based
meters:
- name: bookings
  description: Parking reservations created via the API, each carrying a parking price plus any service fee.
  unit: bookings
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - partner
  - location
  - account
- name: booking_value
  description: Gross parking spend settled through bookings (base price plus fees).
  unit: currency
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - partner
  - location
- name: cancellations
  description: Cancelled bookings that may trigger refunds/adjustments.
  unit: bookings
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - partner
  - account
- name: partner_revenue_share
  description: Negotiated revenue share / referral earnings paid to a partner on bookings.
  unit: currency
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - partner
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track booking volume, gross booking value, and cancellations per partner and location.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute bookings to the originating partner, integration, and location so parking spend maps to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use quote previews and booking previews to confirm price before committing; reduce cancellation-driven adjustments; negotiate revenue-share terms against booking volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per partner integration and review monthly booking value and revenue share against agreement terms.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com