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Battle Net Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for the Battle.net Developer APIs: zero direct cost (free, rate-limited developer access), so FinOps focuses on attribution, rate-limit utilization, and partner-access decisions rather than billed spend.

Battle Net Finops is the FinOps profile for Battle.net on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a not billed cycle, and pricing category no direct charge.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Games, Gaming, Blizzard, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Gaming / Developer APIs Pricing: No Direct Charge Billing: Not Billed FOCUS v1.3
GamesGamingBlizzardFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
PricingCategory
No Direct Charge
PricingUnit
request
ProviderName
Battle.net
PublisherName
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Gaming / Developer APIs
ServiceName
Battle.net Developer APIs

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
Count of API requests per OAuth Client ID; for utilization tracking against the free-tier ceilings, not for billing
rate_limit_utilization
Unit: percent
Percent of per-second / per-hour ceiling consumed; used to forecast when partner access becomes necessary
cache_hits
Unit: request
Cached responses that did not consume Blizzard quota

Sources