The Direct Index

The Direct Index Vendors API

The Vendors API from The Direct Index — 2 operation(s) for vendors.

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Operations 2

GET /api/vendors/{slug} A booking or ordering vendor: the daily stats of the sites using it, its… #

GET /vendors/terms Vendor terms for AI agents: for each booking or ordering vendor, whether its… #

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https://artifacts.apis.io/directindex-org/openapi/directindex-org-vendors-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Direct Index Vendors API
  version: '0.2'
  description: 'Agent-Direct Scores: whether AI agents can find, read and act on a business''s own website. Free, open data, no authentication for reads. An API key (optional, agency plan) only raises the scan limit.'
  contact:
    url: https://directindex.org/
servers:
- url: https://directindex.org
security:
- {}
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Vendors
paths:
  /api/vendors/{slug}:
    get:
      summary: 'A booking or ordering vendor: the daily stats of the sites using it, its…'
      parameters:
      - name: slug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: zenchef
      responses:
        '200':
          description: vendor, name, page, stats, verification, terms
        '404':
          description: No such vendor
      tags:
      - Vendors
      operationId: getApiVendorsBySlug
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /vendors/terms:
    get:
      summary: 'Vendor terms for AI agents: for each booking or ordering vendor, whether its…'
      parameters:
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: counts and vendors
      tags:
      - Vendors
      operationId: getVendorsTerms
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: di_live_ followed by 32 hex characters
      description: 'Optional. Raises the new-scan limit to the key''s own (300 an hour on the agency plan) and attributes the call to the key; reads need no key and stay unlimited. Keys come with the agency plan: https://directindex.org/agency. Details: https://directindex.org/auth.md'