{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "akamai",
    "name": "Akamai",
    "category": "cloud-infrastructure",
    "description": "Akamai exposes invoices and billing history through Control Center and an authenticated Invoicing API.",
    "status": "researched",
    "website": "https://www.akamai.com/",
    "invoiceHelpUrl": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/invoicing/reference/api",
    "apiDocumentationUrl": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/invoicing/reference/get-started",
    "accessMethods": [
      "official_api",
      "vendor_portal",
      "email_forward",
      "manual_upload"
    ],
    "authentication": {
      "oauth": false,
      "apiToken": true,
      "browserSession": true,
      "requiredRole": "Control Center user with billing permissions or authorized API credentials"
    },
    "capabilities": {
      "accountDiscovery": {
        "supported": false,
        "notes": "No public workflow for discovering every account from billing data is documented."
      },
      "billingHistory": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Billing records are documented at Akamai Control Center > Administration > Billing."
      },
      "invoiceMetadata": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Issued billing records include the core details needed to identify the charge."
      },
      "invoicePdf": {
        "supported": "partial",
        "notes": "A PDF or equivalent document is available only for some plans or regions."
      },
      "creditNotes": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The vendor documents credit notes, credit memos, or equivalent adjustments."
      },
      "lineItems": {
        "supported": "partial",
        "notes": "Line-item depth varies by document type, plan, or contract."
      },
      "usage": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The vendor documents usage detail alongside its billing workflow."
      },
      "subscriptions": {
        "supported": false,
        "notes": "The documented charges are usage or transaction based, not subscriptions."
      },
      "paymentMethod": {
        "supported": "unknown",
        "notes": "Payment-method visibility is not confirmed by the reviewed source."
      }
    },
    "billing": {
      "cadence": [
        "monthly",
        "annual",
        "contract-dependent"
      ],
      "invoiceLocation": "Akamai Control Center > Administration > Billing",
      "emailedAutomatically": "unknown",
      "currencies": [],
      "documentTypes": [
        "invoice",
        "receipt"
      ]
    },
    "billproof": {
      "retrieval": false,
      "normalization": true,
      "transactionMatching": true,
      "connectionAvailable": false,
      "limitations": [
        "Billproof does not currently have a direct Akamai billing connection.",
        "Retrieval requires an authorized user to download or forward the document."
      ]
    },
    "normalizedFields": [
      "vendor_name",
      "invoice_number",
      "invoice_date",
      "billing_period",
      "subtotal",
      "tax",
      "total",
      "currency",
      "payment_method",
      "account_id"
    ],
    "commonCardDescriptors": [],
    "researchedAt": "2026-08-29",
    "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-29",
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "Akamai Invoicing API",
        "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/invoicing/reference/api",
        "type": "official"
      }
    ],
    "guide": {
      "quickAnswer": "Use Akamai Control Center's Billing area for bills and history, or the Invoicing API when your contract and credentials permit it.",
      "requiredRole": "Control Center user with billing permissions or authorized API credentials",
      "steps": [
        "Sign in to Akamai Control Center with the appropriate contract selected.",
        "Open Administration > Billing and review current bills or bill history.",
        "Choose the invoice, credit memo, or debit memo for the required period.",
        "Download the document, or retrieve its data through the Invoicing API."
      ],
      "historyLocation": "Akamai Control Center > Administration > Billing",
      "missingInvoice": "Check the selected contract and billing permissions, then ask the account team if an invoice is delivered outside self-service billing.",
      "formats": [
        "invoice",
        "credit memo",
        "debit memo",
        "API data"
      ],
      "commonProblems": [
        "The wrong Akamai contract is selected.",
        "The user or API client lacks billing permission."
      ],
      "matchingTips": [
        "Use contract ID, invoice number, service period, currency, and total.",
        "Keep credits and debit memos linked to the original invoice."
      ]
    },
    "statusLabel": "Billing guide available",
    "cta": "Request this integration",
    "manualGuide": null,
    "urls": {
      "html": "https://billproof.io/integrations/akamai",
      "json": "https://billproof.io/api/public/vendors/akamai.json",
      "capabilities": "https://billproof.io/api/public/vendors/akamai/capabilities.json"
    }
  }
}