specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Pixabay
providerId: pixabay
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:
- Stock Media
- Images
- Videos
- Illustrations
- Free
- Search
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for Pixabay. The API is free; there is no invoice or charge from
  Pixabay for API usage. The only operating cost is internal: caching infrastructure to satisfy the
  24-hour cache requirement and honor the 100 RPM ceiling.
notes: Zero direct cost; internal caching infrastructure is the only cost driver.
sources:
- https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
- 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: Pixabay
serviceCategory: Stock Media
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Free
  billingFrequency: N/A
  billingCurrency: N/A
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Pixabay API
  ServiceCategory: Stock Media
  ProviderName: Pixabay
  PublisherName: Pixabay
  InvoiceIssuerName: Pixabay
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: api_requests
  description: Pixabay API request count (free; observability only).
  unit: request
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - app
  - endpoint
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track API call volume internally; no provider invoice.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate any caching infrastructure costs to the consuming product.
- name: Optimization
  description: Implement aggressive caching to stay within 100 RPM.
- name: Accountability
  description: App owner manages the API key.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com