# Coverage demoted 2026-10-07 (roadmap#942, PLAN.md Stage A): this file was written by an API Evangelist
# sweep and names no billing unit, meters or pricing category read from the provider — it restates the
# FinOps framework. It is `x-coverage: unmeasured`, and the FOCUS alignment it claimed has been removed.
x-coverage: unmeasured
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
provider: Qlik
providerId: qlik
publisherName: Qlik
serviceCategory: API
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps framework definition for the Qlik API surface. Provides a FOCUS-aligned mapping for
  cost allocation, usage measurement, and unit-economics reporting across the provider's APIs.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Make API consumption costs visible to engineering, product, and finance teams in near
      real-time.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag every chargeable API call with the consuming team, environment, application, and
      feature so cost can be allocated.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Continuously evaluate request patterns, caching, batching, and tier selection to reduce
      cost per useful unit of work.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Establish budget owners and chargeback or showback flows for each consuming team.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Qlik
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / API
  ProviderName: Qlik
  PublisherName: Qlik
  InvoiceIssuerName: Qlik
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
  PricingUnit: request
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    description: Count of billable API requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: data_egress
    description: Bytes returned over the network in API responses
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: compute_seconds
    description: Server-side compute consumed by the request, where applicable
    unit: second
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
apis:
  - name: Qlik
    baseURL: https://{tenant}.{region}.qlikcloud.com/api/v1
    tags: []
    serviceName: Qlik
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Apps API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Applications
    serviceName: Qlik Apps API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Users API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Users
    serviceName: Qlik Users API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Spaces API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Access Control
      - Spaces
    serviceName: Qlik Spaces API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Items API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Items
      - Resources
    serviceName: Qlik Items API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik API Keys API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - API Keys
      - Authentication
    serviceName: Qlik API Keys API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Audits API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Audits
      - Events
      - Observability
    serviceName: Qlik Audits API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Automations API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Automations
      - Workflows
    serviceName: Qlik Automations API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Automation Connections API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Automations
      - Connections
    serviceName: Qlik Automation Connections API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Automation Connectors API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Automations
      - Connectors
    serviceName: Qlik Automation Connectors API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik AutoML Dataset Predictions API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Machine Learning
      - Predictions
    serviceName: Qlik AutoML Dataset Predictions API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik AutoML Real-Time Predictions API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Machine Learning
      - Predictions
      - Real-Time
    serviceName: Qlik AutoML Real-Time Predictions API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Assistants API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - AI
      - Assistants
    serviceName: Qlik Assistants API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Banners API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Banners
      - Notifications
    serviceName: Qlik Banners API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Brands API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Branding
      - Customization
    serviceName: Qlik Brands API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Collections API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalog
      - Collections
    serviceName: Qlik Collections API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Conditions API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Conditions
    serviceName: Qlik Conditions API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik CSP Origins API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Content Security Policy
      - Security
    serviceName: Qlik CSP Origins API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik CSRF Token API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - CSRF
      - Security
    serviceName: Qlik CSRF Token API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Alerts API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Alerts
      - Data
    serviceName: Qlik Data Alerts API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Assets API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalog
      - Data Assets
    serviceName: Qlik Data Assets API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Connections API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Connections
      - Integration
    serviceName: Qlik Data Connections API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Credentials API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Credentials
      - Data
    serviceName: Qlik Data Credentials API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Files API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Files
      - Upload
    serviceName: Qlik Data Files API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Sets API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Catalog
      - Data Sets
    serviceName: Qlik Data Sets API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Sources API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Sources
    serviceName: Qlik Data Sources API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Stores API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Stores
    serviceName: Qlik Data Stores API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Qualities API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Quality
    serviceName: Qlik Data Qualities API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Integration Projects API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Integration
      - Projects
    serviceName: Qlik Data Integration Projects API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Direct Access Agents API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Agents
      - Direct Access
    serviceName: Qlik Direct Access Agents API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Encryption API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Encryption
      - Security
    serviceName: Qlik Encryption API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Entitlement Consumption API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Consumption
      - Licensing
    serviceName: Qlik Entitlement Consumption API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Extensions API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Extensions
      - Visualizations
    serviceName: Qlik Extensions API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Glossaries API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Glossaries
      - Governance
    serviceName: Qlik Glossaries API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Groups API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Access Control
      - Groups
    serviceName: Qlik Groups API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Identity Providers API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Identity Providers
    serviceName: Qlik Identity Providers API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Knowledgebases API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - AI
      - Knowledge Bases
    serviceName: Qlik Knowledgebases API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Licenses API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Licenses
    serviceName: Qlik Licenses API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Lineage Graphs API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Lineage
      - Governance
    serviceName: Qlik Lineage Graphs API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Login API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Login
    serviceName: Qlik Login API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Machine Learning API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Machine Learning
    serviceName: Qlik Machine Learning API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Natural Language API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - AI
      - Natural Language
    serviceName: Qlik Natural Language API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Notes API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Collaboration
      - Notes
    serviceName: Qlik Notes API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Notifications API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Notifications
    serviceName: Qlik Notifications API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik OAuth API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - OAuth
    serviceName: Qlik OAuth API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik OAuth Clients API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Clients
      - OAuth
    serviceName: Qlik OAuth Clients API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik OAuth Tokens API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - OAuth
      - Tokens
    serviceName: Qlik OAuth Tokens API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik OAuth Well-Known Configuration API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Configuration
      - OAuth
    serviceName: Qlik OAuth Well-Known Configuration API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Quotas API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Licensing
      - Quotas
    serviceName: Qlik Quotas API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Reload Tasks API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Reloads
      - Scheduling
    serviceName: Qlik Reload Tasks API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Reloads API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Refresh
      - Reloads
    serviceName: Qlik Reloads API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Report Templates API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Reports
      - Templates
    serviceName: Qlik Report Templates API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Reports API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Reports
    serviceName: Qlik Reports API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Roles API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Access Control
      - Roles
    serviceName: Qlik Roles API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Sharing Tasks API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Distribution
      - Sharing
    serviceName: Qlik Sharing Tasks API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Tasks API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Scheduling
      - Tasks
    serviceName: Qlik Tasks API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Temporary Contents API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Temporary Storage
    serviceName: Qlik Temporary Contents API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Tenants API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Tenants
    serviceName: Qlik Tenants API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Tenant Settings API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Settings
      - Tenants
    serviceName: Qlik Tenant Settings API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Themes API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Customization
      - Themes
    serviceName: Qlik Themes API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Email Configuration API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Configuration
      - Email
    serviceName: Qlik Email Configuration API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Pinned Links API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Links
      - UI Configuration
    serviceName: Qlik Pinned Links API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Web Integrations API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Embedding
      - Web Integrations
    serviceName: Qlik Web Integrations API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Web Notifications API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Notifications
      - Web
    serviceName: Qlik Web Notifications API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Webhooks API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Events
      - Webhooks
    serviceName: Qlik Webhooks API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik IP Policies API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - IP Policies
      - Security
    serviceName: Qlik IP Policies API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Change Stores API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Change Tracking
    serviceName: Qlik Change Stores API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Data Products API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Data Products
      - Governance
    serviceName: Qlik Data Products API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Qlik Engine JSON-RPC API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Engine
      - JSON-RPC
      - WebSocket
    serviceName: Qlik Engine JSON-RPC API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per 1K Requests
    metric: billed_cost / (api_requests / 1000)
  - name: Cost per Active Consumer
    metric: billed_cost / active_consumers
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com