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Clover

Clover is a Fiserv-owned point-of-sale platform for small and mid-size merchants. The Clover developer platform exposes the Clover REST API for inventory/orders/customers/transactions, the Ecommerce API for online payments, an Android Payments API and Clover Android SDK for native apps on Clover devices, the REST Pay Display API for semi-integrated POS, the Remote Pay SDKs (cloud, Windows, iOS, Android), and the Clover Go SDK.

Clover publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including CHARGES API, CHECKOUT API, CUSTOMERS API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Restaurant, POS, Payments, Retail, and SMB.

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

Clover’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, and 15 more developer resources.

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43.1/100 developing ▼ -8.7 Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
14 APIs
RestaurantPOSPaymentsRetailSMBHardware

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Composite quality — 43.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 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 14

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

Clover Android SDK

Native SDK for Android apps running on Clover devices, with access to merchant data and device hardware.

Clover Android Payments API

Payment-processing API for Android apps on Clover devices that abstracts device configuration.

Clover REST Pay Display API

Semi-integrated POS API for merchant-facing Pay Display flows on Clover devices.

Clover Remote Pay SDKs

Remote Pay SDKs for Cloud, Windows, iOS, and Android integrations with Clover devices.

Clover Go SDK

Mobile SDK (iOS, Android) for accepting card-present payments via Clover Go readers.

Clover CHARGES API

The CHARGES API from Clover — 3 operation(s) for charges.

Clover CHECKOUT API

The CHECKOUT API from Clover — 1 operation(s) for checkout.

Clover CUSTOMERS API

The CUSTOMERS API from Clover — 2 operation(s) for customers.

Clover EMPLOYEES API

The EMPLOYEES API from Clover — 3 operation(s) for employees.

Clover INVENTORY API

The INVENTORY API from Clover — 5 operation(s) for inventory.

Clover ORDERS API

The ORDERS API from Clover — 4 operation(s) for orders.

Clover PAYMENTS API

The PAYMENTS API from Clover — 2 operation(s) for payments.

Clover REFUNDS API

The REFUNDS API from Clover — 2 operation(s) for refunds.

Clover TOKENS API

The TOKENS API from Clover — 1 operation(s) for tokens.

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Open Collections 2

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

Clover Ecommerce API

OPEN COLLECTION

Clover Platform REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Clover Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Clover Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Clover Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 2

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

Clover Ecommerce Api Context

2 classes · 47 properties

JSON-LD

Clover Platform Rest Api Context

6 classes · 118 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Clover API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Clover API Rules

36 rules · 10 errors 21 warnings 5 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 8

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

Charge

46 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Refund

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Category

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Customer

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Employee

18 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Item

28 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Order

36 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Payment

44 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 8

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Ecommerce Api Charge Structure

46 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Ecommerce Api Refund Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Platform Rest Api Category Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Platform Rest Api Customer Structure

12 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Platform Rest Api Employee Structure

18 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Platform Rest Api Item Structure

28 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Platform Rest Api Order Structure

36 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Platform Rest Api Payment Structure

44 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 8

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Ecommerce Api Charge Example

46 fields

EXAMPLE

Ecommerce Api Refund Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Platform Rest Api Category Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Platform Rest Api Customer Example

12 fields

EXAMPLE

Platform Rest Api Employee Example

18 fields

EXAMPLE

Platform Rest Api Item Example

28 fields

EXAMPLE

Platform Rest Api Order Example

36 fields

EXAMPLE

Platform Rest Api Payment Example

44 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 2

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

Clover Authentication

http/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Clover Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Clover Scopes

13 scopes · authorizationCode

13 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Clover Agentic Access

36 operations · 18 acting

36 operations · 18 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Rules
Rules
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 Platform REST API Context
JSONLD
 Ecommerce API Context
JSONLD

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Developer
Developer

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: clover
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clover/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Clover
kind: company
description: Clover is a Fiserv-owned point-of-sale platform for small and mid-size merchants. The Clover developer platform
  exposes the Clover REST API for inventory/orders/customers/transactions, the Ecommerce API for online payments, an Android
  Payments API and Clover Android SDK for native apps on Clover devices, the REST Pay Display API for semi-integrated POS,
  the Remote Pay SDKs (cloud, Windows, iOS, Android), and the Clover Go SDK.
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/clover.png
tags:
- Restaurant
- POS
- Payments
- Retail
- SMB
- Hardware
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-06-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: clover:android-sdk
  name: Clover Android SDK
  description: Native SDK for Android apps running on Clover devices, with access to merchant data and device hardware.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Android
  - Hardware
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
  - type: SDKs
    title: Android SDK (Maven)
    url: https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.clover.sdk/clover-android-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    title: GitHub Source
    url: https://github.com/clover/clover-android-sdk
- aid: clover:android-payments-api
  name: Clover Android Payments API
  description: Payment-processing API for Android apps on Clover devices that abstracts device configuration.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Android
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:rest-pay-display
  name: Clover REST Pay Display API
  description: Semi-integrated POS API for merchant-facing Pay Display flows on Clover devices.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/
  tags:
  - REST
  - Pay Display
  - Semi-Integrated
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:remote-pay-sdks
  name: Clover Remote Pay SDKs
  description: Remote Pay SDKs for Cloud, Windows, iOS, and Android integrations with Clover devices.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Remote Pay
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
  - type: SDKs
    title: Cloud SDK (npm)
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/remote-pay-cloud
  - type: SDKs
    title: Windows SDK
    url: https://github.com/clover/remote-pay-windows
  - type: SDKs
    title: Android SDK
    url: https://github.com/clover/remote-pay-android
  - type: SDKs
    title: iOS SDK
    url: https://github.com/clover/remote-pay-ios
- aid: clover:go-sdk
  name: Clover Go SDK
  description: Mobile SDK (iOS, Android) for accepting card-present payments via Clover Go readers.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Mobile
  - Card Reader
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
  - type: SDKs
    title: iOS Payment SDK
    url: https://github.com/clover/clover-ios-payment-sdk
- aid: clover:clover-charges-api
  name: Clover CHARGES API
  description: The CHARGES API from Clover — 3 operation(s) for charges.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - CHARGES
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-charges-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-checkout-api
  name: Clover CHECKOUT API
  description: The CHECKOUT API from Clover — 1 operation(s) for checkout.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - CHECKOUT
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-checkout-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-customers-api
  name: Clover CUSTOMERS API
  description: The CUSTOMERS API from Clover — 2 operation(s) for customers.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - CUSTOMERS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-customers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-employees-api
  name: Clover EMPLOYEES API
  description: The EMPLOYEES API from Clover — 3 operation(s) for employees.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - EMPLOYEES
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-employees-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-inventory-api
  name: Clover INVENTORY API
  description: The INVENTORY API from Clover — 5 operation(s) for inventory.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - INVENTORY
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-inventory-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-orders-api
  name: Clover ORDERS API
  description: The ORDERS API from Clover — 4 operation(s) for orders.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - ORDERS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-payments-api
  name: Clover PAYMENTS API
  description: The PAYMENTS API from Clover — 2 operation(s) for payments.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - PAYMENTS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-refunds-api
  name: Clover REFUNDS API
  description: The REFUNDS API from Clover — 2 operation(s) for refunds.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - REFUNDS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-refunds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
- aid: clover:clover-tokens-api
  name: Clover TOKENS API
  description: The TOKENS API from Clover — 1 operation(s) for tokens.
  humanURL: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  baseURL: https://api.clover.com
  tags:
  - TOKENS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/clover-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/reference
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.dev.clover.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.clover.com/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/clover-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/clover-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/clover-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/clover-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/clover
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clovernetwork
- type: Website
  url: https://www.clover.com/
- type: Developer
  url: https://docs.clover.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/clover-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/clover-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/clover-finops.yml
- type: Rules
  url: rules/clover-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/clover-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  title: Platform REST API Context
  url: json-ld/clover-platform-rest-api-context.jsonld
- type: JSONLD
  title: Ecommerce API Context
  url: json-ld/clover-ecommerce-api-context.jsonld
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.clover.com/llms.txt
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.clover.com/feed/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com