Vendr

Vendr Pricing API

Fair price estimates and negotiation insights

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POST /v1/pricing Get Pricing Estimate #

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https://developers.vendr.com/docs/introduction

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vendr/refs/heads/main/openapi/vendr-pricing-api-openapi.yml

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vendr/refs/heads/main/json-schema/vendr-pricing-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vendr/refs/heads/main/json-schema/vendr-catalog-product-schema.json

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vendr/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vendr-vocabulary.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

vendr-pricing-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vendr OpenPrice Catalog Pricing API
  description: 'The Vendr OpenPrice API provides access to real SaaS pricing intelligence derived from 200,000+ verified software contracts across 20,000+ products. Embed fair price estimates, negotiation insights, product catalog data, and purchase scope management into your applications. Rate limits: 250 requests per minute, 150,000 requests per day.'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Vendr Developer Support
    email: developers@vendr.com
    url: https://developers.vendr.com/docs/introduction
  termsOfService: https://www.vendr.com/terms-of-service
  x-logo:
    url: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
servers:
- url: https://api.vendr.com
  description: Vendr Production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Pricing
  description: Fair price estimates and negotiation insights
paths:
  /v1/pricing:
    post:
      operationId: getPricingEstimate
      summary: Get Pricing Estimate
      description: Get a fair price estimate and negotiation insights for a software purchase. Returns price ranges (p25, median, p75), confidence scores based on contract sample size, unit pricing, and actionable negotiation guidance.
      tags:
      - Pricing
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PricingRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pricing estimate with negotiation insights
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PricingResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitExceeded'
components:
  responses:
    RateLimitExceeded:
      description: Rate limit exceeded (250/min or 150,000/day)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    NegotiationInsights:
      type: object
      properties:
        discountPotential:
          type: number
          description: Typical achievable discount percentage
        leverageTiming:
          type: string
          description: Best timing for negotiation leverage
        tips:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Actionable negotiation recommendations
    UnitPrice:
      type: object
      properties:
        amount:
          type: number
        unit:
          type: string
          description: Pricing unit (e.g., per-seat/year, per-month)
        currency:
          type: string
          default: USD
    ScopeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        productId:
          type: string
        productName:
          type: string
        company:
          type: string
        tier:
          type: string
        licenses:
          type: integer
          description: Number of seats/licenses
        usageLimits:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsageLimit'
        addOns:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        termMonths:
          type: integer
          description: Contract term length in months
        billingCadence:
          type: string
          enum:
          - monthly
          - annual
          - multi-year
    PriceRange:
      type: object
      properties:
        p25:
          type: number
          description: 25th percentile price (low end)
        median:
          type: number
          description: Median price
        p75:
          type: number
          description: 75th percentile price (high end)
        currency:
          type: string
          default: USD
    PricingResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        productId:
          type: string
        productName:
          type: string
        priceRange:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceRange'
        unitPrice:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnitPrice'
        confidence:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
          description: Confidence score based on available contract sample size
        sampleSize:
          type: integer
          description: Number of real contracts used for this estimate
        negotiationInsights:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NegotiationInsights'
    PricingRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        productId:
          type: string
          description: Product ID from catalog
        scope:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScopeResponse'
          description: Structured purchase scope (use /v1/scope to generate)
        text:
          type: string
          description: Natural language scope description (alternative to structured scope)
    UsageLimit:
      type: object
      properties:
        metric:
          type: string
          description: Usage metric name (e.g., API calls, storage, events)
        value:
          type: number
        unit:
          type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key for authenticating requests. Contact developers@vendr.com to obtain a key.