Metals-API · FinOps Profile

Metals Api Finops

Name: Metals Api Finops
Creator: Metals-API
Keywords: Currency, Financial Data, Gold, Precious Metals, Silver, FinOps, Cost Management, FOCUS

FinOps framework definition for the Metals-API API surface. Provides a FOCUS-aligned mapping for cost allocation, usage measurement, and unit-economics reporting across the provider's APIs.

Metals Api Finops is the FinOps profile for Metals-API on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Currency, Financial Data, Gold, Precious Metals, and Silver.

Category: API Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3

CurrencyFinancial DataGoldPrecious MetalsSilverFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework

FinOps Foundation Framework

Data Spec

FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxCreditAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency

USD

ChargeCategory

Usage

InvoiceIssuerName

Metals-API

PricingCategory

Usage-Based

PricingUnit

request

ProviderName

Metals-API

PublisherName

Metals-API

ServiceCategory

Developer Tools / API

ServiceName

Metals-API

Meters

api_requests

Unit: request

Count of billable API requests

data_egress

Unit: GB

Bytes returned over the network in API responses

compute_seconds

Unit: second

Server-side compute consumed by the request, where applicable