Cantaloupe Seed API

aid: cantaloupe-seed-api
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cantaloupe-seed-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Cantaloupe Seed API
description: The Cantaloupe Seed API connects point-of-sale and self-service retail equipment to Cantaloupe's cloud-based
  vending management platform, enabling cashless payment processing, real-time sales tracking, and consolidated reporting
  across vending, micro markets, office coffee, and unattended retail channels. Seed APIs compile transactions, fees, and
  payments into a single bill and expose sales analytics so operators can monitor performance, payment types, and profitability
  across their fleet.
type: Index
kind: company
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Billing
- Cashless Payments
- Micro Markets
- Office Coffee
- Payments
- Retail
- Self-Service Retail
- Unattended Retail
- Vending
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-04-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: cantaloupe-seed-api:cantaloupe-seed-api
  name: Cantaloupe Seed API
  description: Seed API connects a vending operator's POS and machine fleet to Cantaloupe's cashless gateway and reporting
    cloud. It compiles transactions, fees, and payments into a single bill across vending, micro markets, and office coffee
    and pantry services, and surfaces real-time sales data as comprehensive reports covering performance, payment mix, and
    profitability.
  humanURL: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
  tags:
  - Billing
  - Cashless Payments
  - Payments
  - Vending
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/support
  x-features:
  - POS integration to Cantaloupe's cashless cloud gateway
  - Accepts debit/credit, mobile and digital wallets, and NFC
  - Single-gateway processing for major card brands
  - Consolidated billing across vending, micro markets, and office coffee
  - Real-time sales data and reporting
  - Payment-type analytics (cash vs cashless vs wallet)
  - Profitability reporting across channels
  - Fleet-wide transaction and fee reconciliation
  x-use-cases:
  - Enabling cashless acceptance on existing vending machines
  - Unifying sales reporting across micro markets and vending
  - Reconciling transactions, fees, and payouts in a single bill
  - Monitoring machine and route performance in real time
  - Analyzing payment type mix and channel profitability
  - Integrating vending data into accounting or ERP systems
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
- type: Support
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/support
- type: About
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/about-us
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/resources/blog
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/terms-of-service
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com