specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Pinata
providerId: pinata
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Web3
- IPFS
- Storage
- Gateway
- FinOps
- FOCUS
description: Pinata bills as monthly subscription with included storage and gateway
  bandwidth, plus per-GB overage.
notes: Usage in Pinata dashboard.
sources:
- https://www.pinata.cloud/pricing
- 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: Pinata Technologies, Inc.
serviceCategory: Web3
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Storage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Pinata
  ServiceCategory: Web3
  ProviderName: Pinata
  PublisherName: Pinata
  InvoiceIssuerName: Pinata
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: pinned_storage
  description: Bytes pinned to IPFS / Submarine.
  unit: byte
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - group
- name: gateway_requests
  description: Dedicated gateway requests served.
  unit: request
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gateway
- name: gateway_bandwidth
  description: Dedicated gateway bandwidth.
  unit: byte
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gateway
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pinata dashboard tracks storage, gateway requests, and bandwidth.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use Groups and API keys to attribute pins per app/team.
- name: Optimization
  description: Garbage-collect orphaned CIDs; serve through CDN; size files appropriately.
- name: Accountability
  description: Account owner reviews monthly bandwidth and storage.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com