specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Washington University in St. Louis
providerId: washington-university-in-st-louis
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-09-01'
generated: '2026-09-01'
method: derived
source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/washington-university-in-st-louis/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
reconciled: true
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- FinOps
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps profile for Washington University in St. Louis. As a non-commercial higher-education institution, its
  APIs carry no usage-based billing; there is no invoiced cost to allocate or optimize.
  FinOps relevance is limited to the institution's own internal cloud/infrastructure
  cost management, which is not publicly disclosed.
notes: >-
  No public usage-based API billing. WashU's one open API (CIViC) is free and CC0; the rest of the
  estate is affiliation-gated rather than priced. Re-confirmed 2026-09-01.
sources:
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/washington-university-in-st-louis/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
- https://www.finops.org/framework/
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: Washington University in St. Louis
serviceCategory: Education
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Free / Non-Commercial
  billingFrequency: None
  billingCurrency: N/A
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Washington University in St. Louis APIs
  ServiceCategory: Education
  ProviderName: Washington University in St. Louis
  PublisherName: Washington University in St. Louis
  BillingCurrency: N/A
  ChargeCategory: Usage
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: No external API invoicing; internal infrastructure cost is managed by the institution.
- name: Allocation
  description: Not applicable - no chargeable API spend to attribute.
- name: Optimization
  description: Harvest open endpoints efficiently to reduce load on institutional infrastructure.
- name: Accountability
  description: Respect terms of use and non-commercial conditions on open data.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com