Pokémon TCG API · FinOps Profile

Pokemon Tcg Finops

FinOps view of Pokémon TCG API consumption. There is no vendor invoice at any usage level - the API is a free, community-run service funded by voluntary Patreon and Ko-fi donations. The only unit that matters for cost governance is the request quota: 1,000 requests/day anonymously (max 30/minute) or 20,000 requests/day with a free API key, with higher limits negotiable with the maintainer. For consumers, the FinOps concern is quota stewardship (staying inside daily limits so integrations do not break) and any optional recurring donation a team chooses to make to support the service they depend on.

Pokemon Tcg Finops is the FinOps profile for Pokémon TCG API 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.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Pokemon, Trading Cards, TCG, Gaming, and FinOps.

Category: Gaming and Entertainment Data Pricing: Free Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
PokemonTrading CardsTCGGamingFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
None (free community service)
PricingCategory
Free
ProviderName
Pokémon TCG API
PublisherName
Pokémon TCG API
ServiceCategory
Gaming and Entertainment Data
ServiceName
Pokémon TCG API

Meters

api_requests
Unit: requests
HTTP requests against api.pokemontcg.io/v2, counted against the daily quota (1,000/day anonymous, 20,000/day keyed).
anonymous_burst
Unit: requests
Per-minute request rate for keyless clients, capped at 30/minute.
donations
Unit: USD
Optional Patreon or Ko-fi contributions supporting the service (the only money that changes hands).

Sources