specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Placekey
providerId: placekey
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Location
- Geocoding
- Address Matching
- Identifiers
- POI
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Placekey API spend. Placekey bills on annual subscription
  plans (Free, Silver, Gold, Enterprise) sized by lookup allowance rather than
  pure usage metering. The primary cost driver is the number of Placekey
  lookups consumed against the plan's daily or annual allowance, across both the
  single (/placekey) and bulk (/placekeys) endpoints.
notes: >-
  Plan prices and lookup allowances are subject to change; verify against the
  Placekey pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.placekey.io/pricing
- https://docs.placekey.io/documentation/placekey-api/quick-start
- 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: Placekey
serviceCategory: Location and Mapping
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Placekey API
  ServiceCategory: Location and Mapping
  ProviderName: Placekey
  PublisherName: Placekey
  InvoiceIssuerName: Placekey
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: lookups
  description: Placekey lookups consumed against the plan allowance across single and bulk endpoints.
  unit: lookups
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: bulk_requests
  description: Bulk requests issued to POST /placekeys, each containing up to 100 queries.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: plan_subscription
  description: Annual subscription charge for the selected Placekey plan tier.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track lookup volume against the plan's daily/annual allowance to anticipate tier upgrades.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag API keys per workload/team and attribute lookups to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use the bulk endpoint (up to 100 queries per request) and cache resolved Placekeys to avoid repeat lookups for the same place.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign plan ownership and review lookup consumption against the annual allowance before renewal.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com