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Billable Usage API

1 post · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026

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Cloudflare is launching a Billable Usage API for self-serve accounts, providing programmatic access to usage and cost data broken down by product and service period. This API aims to offer visibility for automated systems and FinOps toolchains, with plans for real-time data, forecasting, and enterprise coverage. The initial release aligns with the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) naming conventions and includes a partnership with Vantage for integrated cost management.

All Cloudflare trails
  1. Introducing the Billable Usage API: programmatic cost visibility for CloudflareThis post introduces the Billable Usage API, a new programmatic interface for accessing Cloudflare's cost and usage data. The API provides a single endpoint to retrieve usage details broken down by product (e.g., Workers, R2, D1, Workers AI) and service period. It includes fields like `ServiceName`, `ConsumedQuantity`, `ConsumedUnit`, and `ContractedCost`, with a deliberate mapping to the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) for interoperability with existing FinOps tooling. The post also announces a partnership with Vantage to integrate Cloudflare's cost data into their platform for cross-provider allocation and anomaly detection. Future plans include finer-grained time windows, forecasting, and enterprise coverage.
  2. Announcing the Monetization Gateway: charge for any resource behind Cloudflare via x402Introduces the Cloudflare Monetization Gateway, an engine for charging for any asset behind Cloudflare (web pages, datasets, APIs, MCP tools) using the x402 protocol and stablecoins. It handles payment policies, access controls, and edge enforcement, moving metering, payment exchange, and settlement off the origin. The gateway allows for usage-based pricing, variable pricing, and charging unauthenticated callers, with rules managed via API or Terraform. It aims to enable an agent-first internet with internet-scale settlement.