FUNDING.yml

GitHub configuration file specifying funding platforms and links for project sponsorship, displayed as a Sponsor button on the repository page. Supports platforms including GitHub Sponsors, Patreon, Open Collective, Ko-fi, Liberapay, Tidelift, Buy Me a Coffee, IssueHunt, Polar, thanks.dev, LFX Mentorship, and custom URLs.

FUNDING.yml is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include GitHub, Open Source, Repository, Sponsorship, and Funding.

FUNDING.yml’s developer surface includes documentation.

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GitHub Open Source Repository Sponsorship Funding Standards

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: funding-yml
name: FUNDING.yml
x-type: convention
description: GitHub configuration file specifying funding platforms and links for project sponsorship, displayed as a Sponsor
  button on the repository page. Supports platforms including GitHub Sponsors, Patreon, Open Collective, Ko-fi, Liberapay,
  Tidelift, Buy Me a Coffee, IssueHunt, Polar, thanks.dev, LFX Mentorship, and custom URLs.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/funding-yml.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consuming
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/funding-yml/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- GitHub
- Open Source
- Repository
- Sponsorship
- Funding
- Standards
tags_raw:
- GitHub
- Open Source
- Repository
- Sponsorship
- Funding
- Standard
- Open-Source
apis: []
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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