Ariba Guided Buying

SAP Ariba Guided Buying provides a consumer-like shopping experience for enterprise procurement, enabling employees to find and purchase goods and services through an intuitive catalog-driven interface with built-in approval workflows and policy compliance.

Ariba Guided Buying publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Requisitions API and Shops API. Tagged areas include B2B, Catalog, ERP, Procurement, and Requisitions.

The Ariba Guided Buying catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Ariba Guided Buying’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, developer portal, support, code examples, and 21 more developer resources.

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31.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

2 APIs 6 Features 4 Use Cases

B2B Catalog ERP Procurement Requisitions SAP Supply Chain

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 31.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 7.2 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 3.6 / 18

Access Clarity 6.6 / 18

Operational Transparency 1.2 / 12

Contract Governance 3.1 / 11

Discoverability 6.8 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Ariba Guided Buying Requisitions API

Asset requisition retrieval and update operations

Ariba Guided Buying Shops API

Catalog shop search and retrieval operations

Postman Collections 2

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Ariba Guided Buying - Asset Management API

POSTMAN

Ariba Guided Buying - Public Catalogs Shop API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 3

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Ariba Guided Buying - Asset Management Requisitions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Ariba Guided Buying - Asset Management Requisitions Shops API

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 7

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Ariba Guided Buying Assign Asset Numbers

Find an in-progress asset requisition and assign a unique asset number to its line item.

ARAZZO

Ariba Guided Buying Browse Shop Catalog

Open a shop, get a typeahead suggestion, then list the matching catalog items.

ARAZZO

Ariba Guided Buying Catalog To Asset Assignment

Find a catalog item, locate an in-progress asset requisition, and assign an asset number.

ARAZZO

Ariba Guided Buying Complete And Verify Requisitions

Assign an asset number to an in-progress requisition, then re-count the remaining backlog.

ARAZZO

Ariba Guided Buying Inventory Asset Requisitions

Count then page through the in-progress asset requisitions in the Asset Workbench.

ARAZZO

Ariba Guided Buying Search Shop With Facets

Search a shop with items and facets expanded, then refine the item list by a search term.

ARAZZO

Ariba Guided Buying Typeahead Catalog Search

Turn a partial search term into a suggestion, then list matching catalog items.

ARAZZO

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ariba Guided Buying Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ariba Guided Buying Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Ariba Guided Buying Finops

FINOPS

Features 6

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Consumer-Like Shopping Experience

Provides employees with an intuitive catalog-driven shopping interface similar to consumer e-commerce applications.

Catalog Search and Typeahead

Full-text search with typeahead autocomplete for finding catalog items from suppliers on SAP Business Network.

Policy Compliance Enforcement

Built-in procurement policy checks ensure purchases comply with organizational spending rules and approval workflows.

Asset Management Integration

Integrates with SAP ERP asset management to assign and track asset numbers on requisition line items.

OAuth 2.0 Authentication

Secure API access using OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow with per-API credentials.

Faceted Search

Retrieves filter facets alongside catalog items enabling refined product browsing and discovery.

Semantic Vocabularies 2

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Ariba Guided Buying Asset Management Api Context

8 classes · 17 properties

JSON-LD

Ariba Guided Buying Catalog Shop Api Context

7 classes · 15 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Ariba Guided Buying API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Ariba Guided Buying API Rules

39 rules · 16 errors 19 warnings 4 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 13

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AssetLineItem

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AssetLineItemUpdate

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BatchAssetUpdateRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BatchUpdateResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CountResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Requisition

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RequisitionsResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AutoCompleteResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CatalogItem

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Facet

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FacetValue

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ItemsResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ShopResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 13

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Asset Management Api Asset Line Item Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Asset Management Api Asset Line Item Update Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Asset Management Api Batch Asset Update Request Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Asset Management Api Batch Update Response Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Asset Management Api Count Response Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Asset Management Api Requisition Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Asset Management Api Requisitions Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Catalog Shop Api Auto Complete Response Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Catalog Shop Api Catalog Item Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Catalog Shop Api Facet Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Catalog Shop Api Facet Value Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Catalog Shop Api Items Response Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Catalog Shop Api Shop Response Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 13

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Asset Management Api Asset Line Item Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Asset Management Api Asset Line Item Update Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Asset Management Api Batch Asset Update Request Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Asset Management Api Batch Update Response Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Asset Management Api Count Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Asset Management Api Requisition Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Asset Management Api Requisitions Response Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Catalog Shop Api Auto Complete Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Catalog Shop Api Catalog Item Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Catalog Shop Api Facet Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Catalog Shop Api Facet Value Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Catalog Shop Api Items Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Catalog Shop Api Shop Response Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Ariba Guided Buying Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Ariba Guided Buying Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Ariba Guided Buying Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Ariba Guided Buying Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Ariba Guided Buying Agentic Access

6 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Employee Self-Service Procurement

Enable employees to browse and purchase approved goods from supplier catalogs without manual procurement processes.

ERP Asset Record Import

Import asset records from SAP ERP and assign unique asset values to line items on approved requisitions.

Catalog Integration

Integrate SAP Ariba Buying with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to access public supplier catalogs on SAP Business Network.

Requisition Automation

Automate retrieval and processing of asset-based requisitions through the Asset Workbench workflow.

Integrations 4

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Integrates with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for purchase request creation and order management.

SAP Business Network

Connects to SAP Business Network to access public supplier catalogs and pricing.

SAP ERP

Integrates with SAP ERP systems for asset management and purchase order creation.

SAP Integration Suite

Extends SAP Ariba functionality through SAP Integration Suite for custom workflows and data transformations.

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 9

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

SAP Ariba Extensibility Samples

CodeExamples

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ParentCompany

ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: ariba-guided-buying
name: Ariba Guided Buying
description: SAP Ariba Guided Buying provides a consumer-like shopping experience for enterprise procurement, enabling employees
  to find and purchase goods and services through an intuitive catalog-driven interface with built-in approval workflows and
  policy compliance.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ariba-guided-buying.png
tags:
- B2B
- Catalog
- ERP
- Procurement
- Requisitions
- SAP
- Supply Chain
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ariba-guided-buying/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-08-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: ariba-guided-buying:ariba-guided-buying-requisitions-api
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Requisitions API
  description: Asset requisition retrieval and update operations
  humanURL: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis
  baseURL: https://openapi.ariba.com/api/catalog-shop/v1/prod
  tags:
  - Requisitions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ariba-guided-buying-requisitions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sap.com/doc/f2393ece78554efab2087b984c6fa90b/cloud/en-US/5e12bd6c87f24e0781a5fcdfb410ddc6.pdf
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-shop-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-catalog-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-facet-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-items-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-auto-complete-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/catalog-shop-api-shop-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/catalog-shop-api-catalog-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/ariba-guided-buying-catalog-shop-api-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sap.com/doc/16e046861d874557a33a1831b778d998/cloud/en-US/45d3c37cf5a643c38b9e26cc31c97470.pdf
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-requisition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-asset-line-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-batch-asset-update-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/asset-management-api-requisition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/asset-management-api-asset-line-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/ariba-guided-buying-asset-management-api-context.jsonld
- aid: ariba-guided-buying:ariba-guided-buying-shops-api
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Shops API
  description: Catalog shop search and retrieval operations
  humanURL: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis
  baseURL: https://openapi.ariba.com/api/catalog-shop/v1/prod
  tags:
  - Shops
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ariba-guided-buying-shops-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sap.com/doc/f2393ece78554efab2087b984c6fa90b/cloud/en-US/5e12bd6c87f24e0781a5fcdfb410ddc6.pdf
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-shop-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-catalog-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-facet-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-items-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-auto-complete-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/catalog-shop-api-shop-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/catalog-shop-api-catalog-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/ariba-guided-buying-catalog-shop-api-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sap.com/doc/16e046861d874557a33a1831b778d998/cloud/en-US/45d3c37cf5a643c38b9e26cc31c97470.pdf
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-requisition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-asset-line-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-batch-asset-update-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/asset-management-api-requisition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/asset-management-api-asset-line-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/ariba-guided-buying-asset-management-api-context.jsonld
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/sap/
  name: Sap
  x-relationship: acquisition
  x-generated-by: sap-family:2026-08-21
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ariba-guided-buying-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ariba-guided-buying-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ariba-guided-buying-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ariba-guided-buying-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/ariba-guided-buying-scopes.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/ariba-guided-buying/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-assign-asset-numbers-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Assign Asset Numbers
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-browse-shop-catalog-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Browse Shop Catalog
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-catalog-to-asset-assignment-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Catalog To Asset Assignment
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-complete-and-verify-requisitions-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Complete And Verify Requisitions
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-inventory-asset-requisitions-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Inventory Asset Requisitions
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-search-shop-with-facets-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Search Shop With Facets
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/ariba-guided-buying-typeahead-catalog-search-workflow.yml
  name: Ariba Guided Buying Typeahead Catalog Search
- type: Website
  url: https://www.sap.com/products/spend-management/guided-buying.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis/help-for-sap-ariba-developer-portal/sap-ariba-developer-portal-quick-start-guide-for-developers
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.ariba.com
- type: Authentication
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis/help-for-sap-ariba-developer-portal/sap-ariba-developer-portal-authentication
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/legal/terms-of-use.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.sap.com/about/legal/privacy.html
- type: Support
  url: https://help.sap.com/ariba
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/SAP-samples
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://github.com/SAP-samples/ariba-extensibility-samples
  title: SAP Ariba Extensibility Samples
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/ariba-guided-buying-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/ariba-guided-buying-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Consumer-Like Shopping Experience
    description: Provides employees with an intuitive catalog-driven shopping interface similar to consumer e-commerce applications.
  - name: Catalog Search and Typeahead
    description: Full-text search with typeahead autocomplete for finding catalog items from suppliers on SAP Business Network.
  - name: Policy Compliance Enforcement
    description: Built-in procurement policy checks ensure purchases comply with organizational spending rules and approval
      workflows.
  - name: Asset Management Integration
    description: Integrates with SAP ERP asset management to assign and track asset numbers on requisition line items.
  - name: OAuth 2.0 Authentication
    description: Secure API access using OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow with per-API credentials.
  - name: Faceted Search
    description: Retrieves filter facets alongside catalog items enabling refined product browsing and discovery.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Employee Self-Service Procurement
    description: Enable employees to browse and purchase approved goods from supplier catalogs without manual procurement
      processes.
  - name: ERP Asset Record Import
    description: Import asset records from SAP ERP and assign unique asset values to line items on approved requisitions.
  - name: Catalog Integration
    description: Integrate SAP Ariba Buying with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to access public supplier catalogs on SAP
      Business Network.
  - name: Requisition Automation
    description: Automate retrieval and processing of asset-based requisitions through the Asset Workbench workflow.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    description: Integrates with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for purchase request creation and order management.
  - name: SAP Business Network
    description: Connects to SAP Business Network to access public supplier catalogs and pricing.
  - name: SAP ERP
    description: Integrates with SAP ERP systems for asset management and purchase order creation.
  - name: SAP Integration Suite
    description: Extends SAP Ariba functionality through SAP Integration Suite for custom workflows and data transformations.
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developer.ariba.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: sap
x-relationship: acquisition

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