specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Teelaunch
providerId: teelaunch
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Print on Demand
- POD
- Fulfillment
- Orders
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Teelaunch spend. Teelaunch charges no monthly platform fee and no
  separate API fee - cost is entirely transactional, incurred per produced order as
  a per-item production (base) cost plus destination shipping, deducted from your
  sale price. Spend therefore scales directly with fulfilled order volume and
  product mix. The dominant cost drivers are per-SKU base cost, shipping
  destination, and order/return volume; margin is the sale price minus base cost
  minus shipping.
notes: >-
  Per-SKU base costs and shipping rates are set per product and per destination and
  are not reconciled here. The API exposes real cost signals - GET /blanks and its
  variants return product base cost, and GET /blanks/country/shipping/cost/{id}
  returns per-country shipping cost - which can feed margin and landed-cost
  calculations. Verify current rates against the live catalog.
sources:
- https://teelaunch.com
- https://api.teelaunch.com/documentation
- https://help.teelaunch.com/hc/en-us/articles/218276578-Product-Costs-and-Shipping-Prices
- 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: Teelaunch
serviceCategory: Ecommerce and Print-on-Demand Fulfillment
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Per Order
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Teelaunch Print on Demand
  ServiceCategory: Ecommerce and Print-on-Demand Fulfillment
  ProviderName: Teelaunch
  PublisherName: Teelaunch
  InvoiceIssuerName: Teelaunch
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: production_cost
  description: Per-item production (base) cost for each produced order line item.
  unit: items
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
  - blank
- name: shipping_cost
  description: Per-shipment shipping cost, varying by destination country and product.
  unit: shipments
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - destination
- name: order_volume
  description: Count of produced orders driving transactional spend.
  unit: orders
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - platform
  - store
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track per-order production and shipping cost by product, platform, and store using the orders and blanks endpoints; reconcile against payment history (GET /account/payment-history).
- name: Allocation
  description: Map orders to platforms and stores so POD spend allocates to the sales channel and product line that generated it.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use per-blank base cost and per-country shipping-cost lookups to pick lower-cost SKUs and destinations, and set retail prices that preserve margin after base cost and shipping.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per store/platform and review fulfilled order volume and margin against pricing on a regular cadence.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com