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Facebook Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Facebook (Meta) APIs: the Graph and Marketing APIs are free at the API layer; spend is downstream — ad campaign budgets billed by Meta Ads, and per-conversation pricing for WhatsApp Business. API-level FinOps focuses on quota burn (rate-limit headers) rather than direct API charges.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD (settlement varies by country), on a monthly cycle, and pricing category free api + downstream ad spend + per-conversation messaging.

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

Tagged areas include Advertising, Content Publishing, Messaging, Social Media, and Social Networking.

Category: Advertising / Social Media Pricing: Free API + Downstream Ad Spend + Per-Conversation Messaging Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
AdvertisingContent PublishingMessagingSocial MediaSocial NetworkingFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Meta Platforms, Inc.
PricingCategory
Free API + Usage (downstream)
PricingUnit
varies (impression, conversation, ad-spend USD)
ProviderName
Meta
PublisherName
Meta Platforms, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Advertising / Social Media
ServiceName
Facebook (Meta) APIs

Meters

graph_api_calls
Unit: call
Count of Graph/Marketing API calls; not directly billed but counts against rate-limit formulas.
ad_spend
Unit: USD
Ad campaign spend billed via Meta Ads.
whatsapp_conversations
Unit: conversation
24-hour WhatsApp Business conversations, billed by category and country.
app_usage_pct
Unit: percent
X-App-Usage percentage (call_count / total_cputime / total_time) — operational meter for throttling proximity.

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