Distribusion

Distribusion is a Berlin-based ground transportation technology company that operates a global distribution system (GDS) for ground travel. Its B2B platform connects 2,000+ carriers - buses, trains, trams, and ferries - with 250+ retailers and travel platforms including Google Maps, Expedia, Booking, and Trainline. The Distribusion Retailer API handles the full transaction lifecycle from search to settlement: inventory search, booking, payment, unified invoicing, channel management, real-time disruption management, and after-sales services. The platform supports the OSDM (Open Sales and Distribution Model) rail distribution standard and aims to make ground travel as accessible and bookable as flights. Backed by Creandum and Northzone.

Distribusion publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Transportation, Travel, Mobility, and Ground Travel.

Distribusion’s developer surface includes documentation, support, and 9 more developer resources.

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20.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 11/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CompanyTransportationTravelMobilityGround TravelBookingDistributionAPI

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Composite quality — 20.1/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 1.5 / 12

Discoverability 7.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 11/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 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 1

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

Distribusion Retailer API

B2B API for retailers to search ground-transportation inventory (bus, train, ferry, tram) across 2,000+ carriers, create and manage bookings, take payment, and handle after-sale...

MCP Servers 1

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

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

MCPServer

MCPServer

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

Conformance

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: distribusion
name: Distribusion
description: 'Distribusion is a Berlin-based ground transportation technology company that operates a global distribution
  system (GDS) for ground travel. Its B2B platform connects 2,000+ carriers - buses, trains, trams, and ferries - with 250+
  retailers and travel platforms including Google Maps, Expedia, Booking, and Trainline. The Distribusion Retailer API handles
  the full transaction lifecycle from search to settlement: inventory search, booking, payment, unified invoicing, channel
  management, real-time disruption management, and after-sales services. The platform supports the OSDM (Open Sales and Distribution
  Model) rail distribution standard and aims to make ground travel as accessible and bookable as flights. Backed by Creandum
  and Northzone.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/distribusion/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Transportation
- Travel
- Mobility
- Ground Travel
- Booking
- Distribution
- API
apis:
- name: Distribusion Retailer API
  description: B2B API for retailers to search ground-transportation inventory (bus, train, ferry, tram) across 2,000+ carriers,
    create and manage bookings, take payment, and handle after-sales. Reference is behind bot protection.
  humanURL: https://docs.distribusion.com/
  baseURL: https://api.distribusion.com/
  tags:
  - Transportation
  - Travel
  - Booking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.distribusion.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.distribusion.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.distribusion.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/distribusion
- type: Support
  url: https://www.distribusion.com/contact
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.distribusion.com/terms-and-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.distribusion.com/privacy-policy
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/distribusion-llms.txt
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/distribusion-mcp.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/distribusion-conformance.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/distribusion-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://distribusion.com/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence