NASA · FinOps Profile

Nasa Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for NASA Open APIs: zero-cost public-good APIs whose only meaningful consumption signal is request volume per key. No invoiced charges; cost concerns are limited to internal consumer-side observability and rate-limit avoidance.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a none cycle, and pricing category free / public good.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Government, Open Data, and Space.

Category: Open Data / Public Sector Pricing: Free / Public Good Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSGovernmentOpen DataSpace

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
N/A (no invoicing)
ProviderName
NASA
PublisherName
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ServiceCategory
Open Data
ServiceName
NASA Open APIs

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
ratelimit_blocks
Unit: event
demo_key_requests
Unit: request

Sources