Listen Notes · FinOps Profile

Listennotes Finops

FinOps view of Listen API spend. The Listen API is billed on a request basis across three plans: a FREE plan with a fixed monthly request allowance (no invoice), a PRO plan with a flat monthly base fee, an included request allowance, and metered overage priced per additional 1,000 requests, and a custom ENTERPRISE plan billed annually with negotiated volume. The primary cost driver is API request volume, so cost control centers on minimizing and caching requests and choosing the plan whose included allowance best fits steady-state demand.

Listennotes Finops is the FinOps profile for Listen Notes 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 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Podcasts, Podcast Search, Search, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Search and Media APIs Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
PodcastsPodcast SearchSearchFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Listen Notes
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Listen Notes
PublisherName
Listen Notes
ServiceCategory
Search and Media APIs
ServiceName
Listen API

Meters

api_requests
Unit: requests
Billable API requests across all endpoints, counted against the plan allowance and metered as overage on PRO.
pro_base_fee
Unit: months
Flat monthly subscription fee for the PRO plan.
overage_requests
Unit: requests
Requests beyond the included PRO allowance, billed per additional 1,000.

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