Ternary

Ternary is a multi-cloud FinOps platform providing cost visibility, anomaly detection, commitment management, forecasting, and Kubernetes cost allocation for cloud environments. Originally built for Google Cloud, Ternary now supports AWS, Azure, and other cloud providers through its Universal Spend Ledger, with a REST API for programmatic access to all platform capabilities.

Ternary publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Anomaly Detection API, Commitments API, Cost Allocation API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Cloud Cost Management, Cost Optimization, FinOps, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes.

The Ternary catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Ternary’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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35.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs

Cloud Cost Management Cost Optimization FinOps Google Cloud Kubernetes Multi-Cloud

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 35.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 16.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.3 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13

Contract Governance 3.5 / 12

Discoverability 7.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ternary Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

OpenAPI

OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GCP Integration

GCP Integration

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

Source (apis.yml)

aid: ternary
name: Ternary
description: Ternary is a multi-cloud FinOps platform providing cost visibility, anomaly detection, commitment management,
  forecasting, and Kubernetes cost allocation for cloud environments. Originally built for Google Cloud, Ternary now supports
  AWS, Azure, and other cloud providers through its Universal Spend Ledger, with a REST API for programmatic access to all
  platform capabilities.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ternary.png
tags:
- Cloud Cost Management
- Cost Optimization
- FinOps
- Google Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Multi-Cloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ternary/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: ternary:ternary-anomaly-detection-api
  name: Ternary Anomaly Detection API
  description: Manage and query cloud cost anomalies
  humanURL: https://ternary.app/
  tags:
  - Anomaly Detection
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ternary-anomaly-detection-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/docs/using-the-api
- aid: ternary:ternary-commitments-api
  name: Ternary Commitments API
  description: Manage cloud commitment purchases and optimization
  humanURL: https://ternary.app/
  tags:
  - Commitments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ternary-commitments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/docs/using-the-api
- aid: ternary:ternary-cost-allocation-api
  name: Ternary Cost Allocation API
  description: Manage cost allocation rules, cost centers, and labels
  humanURL: https://ternary.app/
  tags:
  - Cost Allocation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ternary-cost-allocation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/docs/using-the-api
- aid: ternary:ternary-forecasting-api
  name: Ternary Forecasting API
  description: Budget forecasting and spend projections
  humanURL: https://ternary.app/
  tags:
  - Forecasting
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ternary-forecasting-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/docs/using-the-api
- aid: ternary:ternary-kubernetes-api
  name: Ternary Kubernetes API
  description: Kubernetes cost allocation and pod label management
  humanURL: https://ternary.app/
  tags:
  - Kubernetes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ternary-kubernetes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/docs/using-the-api
- aid: ternary:ternary-reporting-api
  name: Ternary Reporting API
  description: Cost reports, dashboards, and analytics
  humanURL: https://ternary.app/
  tags:
  - Reporting
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ternary-reporting-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.ternary.app/docs/using-the-api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ternary-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ternary-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ternary-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ternaryinc
- type: Website
  url: https://ternary.app/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.ternary.app/
- type: GCP Integration
  url: https://ternary.app/integrations/google-cloud-gcp/
- type: Kubernetes
  url: https://ternary.app/integrations/kubernetes/
- type: Blog
  url: https://ternary.app/blog/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ternary/refs/heads/main/openapi/ternary-openapi.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ternary/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/ternary-vocabulary.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://ternary.app/integrations/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.ternary.app/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: cloud Alibaba Cloud
- name: stacks Bring Your Own
- name: cloud AWS
- name: stacks FOCUS
- name: cloud Azure
- name: stacks Kubernetes
- name: cloud Google Cloud
- name: stacks Snowflake
- name: cloud Oracle Cloud
- name: tenancy Managed Service Providers
- name: diversity_3 Partner Program
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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