specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Weedmaps
providerId: weedmaps
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Cannabis
- Marketplace
- Partner API
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Weedmaps spend. Weedmaps' partner APIs (Menu, Brand Catalog,
  Taxonomy, Orders) carry no separate per-call fee - the cost driver is the
  Weedmaps for Business listing subscription that the APIs keep in sync. That
  subscription is a monthly SaaS/advertising charge paid by dispensaries,
  delivery services, and brands, priced by market and negotiated via Weedmaps
  sales (reported retailer base ~$495/mo, delivery ~$395/mo, with large metros
  and national brand programs substantially higher). For an integration partner,
  the direct cost is the engineering and infrastructure to run the sync against
  the documented rate limits, not a metered API invoice.
notes: >-
  Weedmaps does not publish listing prices or an API price sheet publicly;
  figures are reported market observations. Per-unit API rates do not apply
  because the partner API is not separately metered as of the review date.
  Reconcile listing rates and any partner-program terms directly with Weedmaps.
sources:
- https://weedmaps.com/business
- https://weedmaps.com/business/retailers/
- https://developer.weedmaps.com/docs/rate-limits
- https://developer.weedmaps.com/docs/onboarding-process
- 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: Weedmaps
serviceCategory: Marketplace and Listings
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Weedmaps for Business
  ServiceCategory: Marketplace and Listings
  ProviderName: Weedmaps
  PublisherName: Weedmaps
  InvoiceIssuerName: Weedmaps
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: listing_subscription
  description: Monthly Weedmaps for Business listing fee per storefront (retailer, delivery, or brand), market-dependent.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - listing
  - market
- name: api_requests
  description: Partner API requests against the 2,500/min integrator limit; not separately billed but constrains sync throughput.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - integrator
  - listing
- name: integration_compute
  description: Partner-side compute to run the POS-to-Weedmaps sync (no Weedmaps invoice).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - integrator
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track listing subscriptions per storefront/market and monitor API request volume against the integrator rate limit.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each listing subscription and its sync traffic to the owning retailer/team or client account.
- name: Optimization
  description: Batch menu-item updates and reuse access tokens to stay within rate limits; review listing subscriptions against actual marketplace return per market.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per listing and per integration; review monthly listing spend and any renegotiated market rates.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com