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Cofactr

Cofactr provides electronics supply chain infrastructure for hardware manufacturers — component intelligence, procurement execution, and ITAR-registered warehousing and kitting — so teams avoid shortages and production delays with full traceability. Its developer surface exposes two REST APIs: the Knowledge Graph (Component Cloud) API for searching parts, offers, pricing, and specs, and the Platform API for BOMs, purchase orders, kits, invoices, and inventory, plus outbound webhooks and integrations with NetSuite, SAP, Arena, Altium 365, QuickBooks, and more.

Cofactr publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: batch API and products API. Tagged areas include Company, Physical Ai, Component Intelligence, Electronics, and Supply Chain.

The Cofactr catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Cofactr’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, signup flow, authentication, sandbox, and 24 more developer resources.

46.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-30 · rubric v0.17.2
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyPhysical AiComponent IntelligenceElectronicsSupply ChainProcurementManufacturingHardwareBill Of Materials

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-30 · rubric v0.17.2
Composite quality — 46.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.2 / 20
Access Clarity 4.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Contract Governance 0.5 / 12
Discoverability 7.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · 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 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 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 Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 3

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

Cofactr Platform API

REST API for the Cofactr platform: BOMs, purchase orders, kits, invoices, and inventory, scoped per organization via org_id, with outbound webhooks for created/updated events.

Cofactr batch API

Execute multiple product queries in a single request. Each batch member is an operation against the products API expressed as a relative URL; members are fulfilled concurrently ...

Cofactr products API

Search, view, and autocomplete electronic component products. Every product is a unique combination of manufacturer (`mfr`) and manufacturer part number (`mpn`), identified by a...

Open Collections 3

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 1

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Cofactr — search and view a component

Search the Cofactr Knowledge Graph for a part, then view its full detail.

ARAZZO

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Cofactr MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cofactr Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Security Posture 3

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

Cofactr Authentication

apiKey · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Cofactr Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Cofactr Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Cofactr Agentic Access

4 operations · 1 acting

4 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: cofactr
name: Cofactr
description: 'Cofactr provides electronics supply chain infrastructure for hardware manufacturers — component intelligence,
  procurement execution, and ITAR-registered warehousing and kitting — so teams avoid shortages and production delays with
  full traceability. Its developer surface exposes two REST APIs: the Knowledge Graph (Component Cloud) API for searching
  parts, offers, pricing, and specs, and the Platform API for BOMs, purchase orders, kits, invoices, and inventory, plus outbound
  webhooks and integrations with NetSuite, SAP, Arena, Altium 365, QuickBooks, and more.'
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: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fdrwu6gi/production/4ecf7716c98de655cbae16fedb06c8142e446975-600x592.jpg?w=1200&fm=webp
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cofactr/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bain-capital-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Physical Ai
- Component Intelligence
- Electronics
- Supply Chain
- Procurement
- Manufacturing
- Hardware
- Bill Of Materials
tags_raw:
- Company
- Physical Ai
- Component Intelligence
- Electronics
- Supply Chain
- Procurement
- Manufacturing
- Hardware
- Bill Of Materials
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: Cofactr Platform API
  description: 'REST API for the Cofactr platform: BOMs, purchase orders, kits, invoices, and inventory, scoped per organization
    via org_id, with outbound webhooks for created/updated events.'
  humanURL: https://support.cofactr.com/articles/4081898446-cofactr-platform-api-documentation
  baseURL: https://flagship-api.cofactr.com
  tags:
  - Procurement
  - Bill Of Materials
  - Inventory
  tags_raw:
  - Procurement
  - Bill Of Materials
  - Inventory
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cofactr.com/
  - type: Webhooks
    url: asyncapi/cofactr-platform-webhooks.yml
- aid: cofactr:cofactr-batch-api
  name: Cofactr batch API
  description: Execute multiple product queries in a single request. Each batch member is an operation against the products
    API expressed as a relative URL; members are fulfilled concurrently and returned in order.
  humanURL: https://support.cofactr.com/articles/7816454452-cofactr-component-cloud-api-documentation
  baseURL: https://graph.cofactr.com
  tags:
  - Batch
  tags_raw:
  - batch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cofactr-batch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://graph.cofactr.com/openapi.json
- aid: cofactr:cofactr-products-api
  name: Cofactr products API
  description: Search, view, and autocomplete electronic component products. Every product is a unique combination of manufacturer
    (`mfr`) and manufacturer part number (`mpn`), identified by a Cofactr ID (CPID). Product responses are shaped by the requested
    `schema` and can include specs, documents, compliance data, and market offers.
  humanURL: https://support.cofactr.com/articles/7816454452-cofactr-component-cloud-api-documentation
  baseURL: https://graph.cofactr.com
  tags:
  - Product
  tags_raw:
  - products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cofactr-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://graph.cofactr.com/openapi.json
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cofactr.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.cofactr.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://support.cofactr.com/collections/5590442793-developer_resources
- type: APIReference
  url: https://graph.cofactr.com/openapi.json
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://support.cofactr.com/articles/8047618750-developer-center
- type: Support
  url: https://support.cofactr.com/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://platform.cofactr.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.cofactr.com/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.cofactr.com/privacy-policy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Cofactr
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/cofactr-authentication.yml
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/_original/cofactr-knowledge-graph-openapi-original.json
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/cofactr-knowledge-graph-overlay.yaml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/cofactr-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/cofactr-packages.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/cofactr-platform-webhooks.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/cofactr-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/cofactr-llms.txt
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/cofactr-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/cofactr-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/cofactr-lifecycle.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/cofactr-rate-limits.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/cofactr-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/cofactr-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/cofactr-sandbox.yml
- type: Arazzo
  name: Cofactr — search and view a component
  url: arazzo/cofactr-search-and-view-product.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/cofactr-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cofactr-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/cofactr-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.cofactr.com/cofactrs-bug-bounty
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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