grubhub Merchant Eligibility API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Grubhub Deliveries Delivery Status Merchant Eligibility API
  description: The Grubhub Deliveries API enables partners to manage delivery logistics and interact with Grubhub's nationwide courier network. It provides delivery status tracking through key states including driver assignment, pickup ready, and out for delivery. Partners can leverage Grubhub Connect, a full-service delivery solution for delivery aggregators, marketplaces, and enterprise merchants to fulfill orders using Grubhub drivers. The API also supports driver communication through proxy phone numbers.
  version: 1.0.0
  x-last-validated: '2026-06-02'
  contact:
    name: Grubhub Developer Support
    url: https://grubhub-developers.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
  termsOfService: https://www.grubhub.com/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api-third-party-gtm.grubhub.com
  description: Production Server
- url: https://api-third-party-gtm-pp.grubhub.com
  description: Preproduction Server
security:
- hmacAuth: []
tags:
- name: Merchant Eligibility
  description: Endpoints for checking merchant eligibility for onboarding.
paths:
  /pos/v1/onboarding/eligibility/{merchant_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getMerchantEligibility
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      summary: Grubhub Get Merchant Eligibility
      description: Checks whether a merchant is eligible for onboarding with the partner. Returns eligibility status and any requirements that must be met before the merchant can be onboarded.
      tags:
      - Merchant Eligibility
      parameters:
      - name: merchant_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The identifier of the merchant to check eligibility for.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: ghm-1234567890
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Merchant eligibility status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EligibilityResponse'
              examples:
                GetMerchantEligibility200Example:
                  summary: Default getMerchantEligibility 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    merchant_id: ghm-1234567890
                    eligible: true
                    requirements:
                    - requirement: string
                      met: true
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                GetMerchantEligibility401Example:
                  summary: Default getMerchantEligibility 401 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: invalid_request
                    message: Operation completed successfully.
                    status: 0
        '404':
          description: Merchant not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                GetMerchantEligibility404Example:
                  summary: Default getMerchantEligibility 404 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    error: invalid_request
                    message: Operation completed successfully.
                    status: 0
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response from the Grubhub API.
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type identifier.
          example: invalid_request
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description.
          example: Operation completed successfully.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code.
          example: 0
    EligibilityResponse:
      type: object
      description: Merchant eligibility status for onboarding.
      properties:
        merchant_id:
          type: string
          description: The merchant identifier.
          example: ghm-1234567890
        eligible:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the merchant is eligible for onboarding.
          example: true
        requirements:
          type: array
          description: List of requirements that must be met for onboarding.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              requirement:
                type: string
                description: Description of the requirement.
              met:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether this requirement has been met.
  securitySchemes:
    hmacAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: HMAC-based authentication. Every request must include X-GH-PARTNER-KEY and an Authorization header with MAC authentication details.
externalDocs:
  description: Grubhub Deliveries API Documentation
  url: https://developer.grubhub.com/api/deliveries