Bolt

Bolt is a checkout experience platform that provides a REST API for one-click checkout, managing shopper accounts, processing payments, and accessing shopper network data across merchants. Bolt enables mid-market and enterprise eCommerce merchants to integrate optimized, frictionless checkout across platforms including Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. The Bolt Shopper Network allows returning shoppers to complete purchases with stored credentials across all Bolt-powered merchants.

Bolt publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Callbacks API, OAuth API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Checkout, Payments, eCommerce, One-Click Checkout, and Shopper Network.

The Bolt catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Bolt’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, changelog, support, and 14 more developer resources.

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50.1/100 developing ▼ -6.6 Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessSelf serve

13 APIs

CheckoutPaymentseCommerceOne-Click CheckoutShopper NetworkFraud Protection

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Composite quality — 50.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 16.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 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

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APIs 13

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Bolt Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

JSON Schema 76

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

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Examples 11

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Bolt Scopes

3 scopes · authorizationCode

3 scopes

SCOPES

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

RateLimits

ChangeLog

Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

MerchantDashboard

MerchantDashboard

Source (apis.yml)

aid: bolt
name: Bolt
description: 'Bolt is a checkout experience platform that provides a REST API for one-click checkout, managing shopper accounts,
  processing payments, and accessing shopper network data across merchants. Bolt enables mid-market and enterprise eCommerce
  merchants to integrate optimized, frictionless checkout across platforms including Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Shopify,
  WooCommerce, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. The Bolt Shopper Network allows returning shoppers to complete purchases with
  stored credentials across all Bolt-powered merchants.

  '
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: 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/bolt.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bolt/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Checkout
- Payments
- eCommerce
- One-Click Checkout
- Shopper Network
- Fraud Protection
apis:
- aid: bolt:bolt-api
  name: Bolt API
  description: 'Core Bolt REST API for generating order tokens, managing transactions, pulling financial statements, and integrating
    one-click checkout into merchant storefronts. Supports both sandbox and production environments.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - Transactions
  - Orders
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://api-sandbox.bolt.com
- aid: bolt:embeddable-checkout-v3-api
  name: Embeddable Checkout v3 API
  description: 'API for configuring and embedding Bolt''s checkout experience and shopper account management directly into
    merchant storefronts, including login modals, account creation, passwordless authentication, and payment flows.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-embedded-v3/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - Shopper Accounts
  - Authentication
  - Embedded
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/api-embedded-v3/
- aid: bolt:merchant-callback-api
  name: Merchant Callback API
  description: 'API enabling merchant backends to respond to Bolt checkout events including discount application, cart creation
    and updates, shipping and tax calculations, and transaction status updates.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Callbacks
  - Webhooks
  - Cart
  - Shipping
  - Tax
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
- aid: bolt:subscriptions-api
  name: Subscriptions API
  description: 'API for creating and managing Bolt Subscriptions, enabling recurring billing and subscription commerce on
    top of the Bolt checkout platform.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Subscriptions
  - Recurring Billing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
- aid: bolt:tokenizer-api
  name: Tokenizer API
  description: 'API for implementing custom back-office integrations including direct payment processing and card tokenization
    for merchant-side payment workflows.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Tokenization
  - Payments
  - Back-office
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
- aid: bolt:bolt-connect-api
  name: Bolt Connect Merchant Onboarding API
  description: 'API for platforms to complete connected merchant onboarding to Bolt, enabling platform partners to programmatically
    onboard new merchants.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Onboarding
  - Platform
  - Merchant Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/developers/apis/
- aid: bolt:checkout-everywhere-api
  name: Checkout Everywhere API
  description: 'Beta API enabling Bolt checkout links and checkout experiences across any surface, including social commerce,
    email, and other off-site channels.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/products/checkout-everywhere/checkout-links/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Checkout Links
  - Social Commerce
  - Beta
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.bolt.com/products/checkout-everywhere/checkout-links/
- aid: bolt:bolt-account-api
  name: Bolt Account API
  description: Use the Accounts API to access shoppers' accounts to empower your checkout and facilitate shoppers' choices.
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bolt-account-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bolt:bolt-callbacks-api
  name: Bolt Callbacks API
  description: Implement Callback endpoints on your servers to power Bolt experiences. Different Bolt packages require different
    callbacks to be implemented. Consult your relevant product documentation for a list of required callbacks.
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Callbacks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bolt-callbacks-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bolt:bolt-oauth-api
  name: Bolt OAuth API
  description: Use the OAuth API to enable your ecommerce server to make API calls on behalf of a Bolt logged-in shopper.
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - OAuth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bolt-oauth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bolt:bolt-orders-api
  name: Bolt Orders API
  description: Use the Orders API to create and manage orders, including orders that have been placed outside the Bolt ecosystem.
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bolt-orders-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bolt:bolt-payments-api
  name: Bolt Payments API
  description: Use the Payments API to process credit card and alternative payment methods with Bolt.
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bolt-payments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bolt:bolt-testing-api
  name: Bolt Testing API
  description: Use the Testing API to generate and retrieve test data to verify a subset of flows in non-production environments.
  humanURL: https://help.bolt.com/api-bolt/
  baseURL: https://api.bolt.com
  tags:
  - Testing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bolt-testing-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/bolt-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/bolt-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bolt-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bolt-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/bolt-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bolt.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.bolt.com/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/BoltApp
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bolt-com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.bolt.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://help.bolt.com/dashboard/billing/fees/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.bolt.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/bolt
- type: Plans
  url: plans/bolt-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/bolt-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/bolt-finops.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: https://help.bolt.com/developers/tools/api-keys/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://help.bolt.com/releases/
- type: Support
  url: https://support.bolt.com
- type: MerchantDashboard
  url: https://merchant.bolt.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com