ChowNow

aid: chownow
name: ChowNow
description: ChowNow is a Playa Vista, Los Angeles-based restaurant technology company providing commission-free online ordering,
  branded mobile apps, marketing tools, and operational software purpose-built for independent restaurants. Founded in 2011,
  ChowNow powers ordering websites, native iOS/Android apps, QR-code dine-in ordering, catering, email and SMS marketing,
  a rewards program, Flex Delivery, order aggregation, and centralized menu management for 20,000+ restaurants. The platform
  integrates with 20+ point-of-sale systems including Toast, Square, Revel, Clover, Lightspeed, Heartland Genius, Skytab,
  and PosiTouch, and syndicates restaurant menus through a Discovery Network spanning Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, and other
  channels, with optional hand-off to DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub for last-mile delivery. ChowNow's business model is
  flat-fee software-as-a-service for restaurants rather than per-order commissions, and the company does not publish a public
  developer API, SDK, OpenAPI specification, webhooks reference, or open developer portal. Third-party integration is handled
  through pre-built connectors managed inside the restaurant dashboard and a private partnerships program; prospective POS,
  delivery, and technology partners apply through a partnerships form rather than self-serve API documentation. The company's
  public GitHub presence consists primarily of forks of open-source Python/JavaScript tooling and archived internal libraries,
  with no SDK, client library, or specification repositories.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/chownow.png
tags:
- Restaurant
- Online Ordering
- Food and Beverage
- Restaurant Technology
- Point-of-Sale
- Delivery
- Catering
- Marketing
- Mobile App
- Independent Restaurants
- Commission-Free
tags_raw:
- Restaurants
- Online Ordering
- Food And Beverage
- Restaurant Technology
- Point Of Sale
- Delivery
- Catering
- Marketing
- Mobile Apps
- Independent Restaurants
- Commission Free
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chownow/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-06-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis: []
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.chownow.com/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/chownow-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  title: Website
  url: https://get.chownow.com
- type: Marketplace
  url: https://www.chownow.com
- type: Resources
  title: Products
  url: https://get.chownow.com/products/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://get.chownow.com/integrations/all/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://get.chownow.com/pricing/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/chownow-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Resources
  title: Demo
  url: https://get.chownow.com/demo/
- type: Blog
  url: https://get.chownow.com/blog/
- type: Support
  url: https://support.chownow.com
- type: Resources
  title: About
  url: https://get.chownow.com/about/
- type: Resources
  title: Careers
  url: https://chownow.com/careers
- type: Partners
  title: Partner Program
  url: https://get.chownow.com/affiliates/partner-signup/
- type: Resources
  title: Refer A Restaurant
  url: https://get.chownow.com/refer-a-restaurant/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ChowNow
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/ChowNow
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chownow
- type: Resources
  title: Facebook
  url: https://www.facebook.com/ChowNow
- type: Resources
  title: Instagram
  url: https://www.instagram.com/chownow
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Online Ordering
    description: Commission-free direct online ordering for restaurant websites, replacing per-order marketplace commissions
      with flat-fee SaaS.
  - name: Branded Mobile Apps
    description: Custom-branded native iOS and Android ordering apps published under the restaurant's own identity.
  - name: Website Builder
    description: Restaurant website creation with integrated direct ordering.
  - name: Marketplace
    description: ChowNow's aggregated consumer ordering marketplace that surfaces member restaurants to diners.
  - name: Discovery Network
    description: Menu and ordering syndication across Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Snap, and other discovery channels.
  - name: QR Code Dine-In Ordering
    description: Scan-to-order experience for on-premise dine-in service.
  - name: Catering
    description: Specialized catering and large-order management.
  - name: Email And Text Marketing
    description: Customer communication campaigns with contact slots and email/SMS credits scaled by plan tier.
  - name: Rewards Program
    description: Customer loyalty and rewards program to drive repeat ordering.
  - name: Flex Delivery
    description: Flexible last-mile delivery with optional hand-off to DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub, billed per delivery
      order.
  - name: Order Aggregation
    description: Consolidation of orders from multiple ordering channels into a single stream sent to the POS or printer.
  - name: Advanced Reporting
    description: Business analytics, payment insights, and operational reporting.
  - name: POS Integrations
    description: Pre-built connectors to 20+ point-of-sale systems for direct order injection.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Commission-Free Direct Ordering
    description: Independent restaurants take online orders on their own site and apps without paying per-order commissions
      to marketplaces.
  - name: Owning The Customer Relationship
    description: Restaurants retain customer contact data and use built-in marketing to drive repeat business rather than
      renting access from aggregators.
  - name: Unifying Multi-Channel Orders
    description: Order aggregation routes web, app, dine-in QR, and third-party delivery orders into one POS or printer workflow.
  - name: Expanding Discovery Reach
    description: Syndicating menus and ordering through Google, Apple Maps, and Yelp to capture demand without ceding margin.
  - name: Adding Delivery Without Commission Lock-In
    description: Using Flex Delivery to offer last-mile fulfillment on a per-order fee basis instead of marketplace commission
      tiers.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Point Of Sale Systems
    description: Auphan, Brink, Clover Connect, Curv, Dinerware, EPOSnow, Givex, Genius for Restaurants, InTouch POS, Lavu,
      Lightspeed, Maitre'D, Oracle MICROS, PixelPoint, POSitouch, Revel, Silverware, Skytab, Square, Stream, Toast, Universal
      POS, Verona, and Volante.
  - name: Delivery Apps
    description: DoorDash, Grubhub, Skip, and Uber Eats for last-mile delivery hand-off.
  - name: Discovery Networks
    description: Apple Maps, Google, Snap, Tripadvisor, and Yelp.
  - name: Printers And KDS
    description: Epson and Star Micronics receipt printers and kitchen display systems.
  - name: Payments
    description: Card processing through ChowNow's transaction-fee model, with payment insights surfaced via Stripe.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com