# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (undated — the file carries no date and git cannot supply one), not
# harvested from the provider. `method: generated` so the economics campaign may replace it with a
# dated, verbatim transcription; every figure below is unverified until it does.
# 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
method: generated
finops:
  description: >-
    VATSIM is a non-profit volunteer organization. All public APIs are provided
    free of charge with no usage fees, subscription tiers, or metered billing.
    VATSIM is funded by voluntary donations from its community members.
    Infrastructure costs are covered by the organization; there are no
    commercial API monetization models in place.
  url: https://vatsim.net/docs/policy/user-agreement
  pricing:
    model: free
    cost: 0.00
    currency: USD
    billing: none
  notes:
    - All Data API, Events API, METAR API, and Slurper API endpoints are
      publicly free with no authentication or account required
    - Core API public (anonymized) access is free with no account required
    - Core API authenticated access for divisions/subdivisions is free but
      requires approval and an APIv2 key from the VATSIM Technology Team
    - Connect API (OAuth2) is free for VATSIM organizations and approved
      third-party developers
    - No usage quotas, overage charges, or paid tiers exist
    - VATSIM does not sell API access or data
  contact:
    name: VATSIM Technology Team
    email: tech@vatsim.net
    url: https://vatsim.dev/