Ellis Coffee Company website screenshot

Ellis Coffee Company

Ellis Coffee Company is a Philadelphia-based wholesale coffee roaster founded in 1854 and now in its fourth generation of family ownership. Ellis supplies coffee, tea, hot chocolate, brewing equipment, and POS materials to restaurants, hotels, resorts, office coffee service (OCS) programs, convenience stores, universities, distributors, and vending operators. Customers place and manage orders through deliver.elliscoffee.com and request brewing equipment service through the OnUpkeep portal. Ellis Coffee Company does not publish a public developer API, OpenAPI definition, webhook program, SDK, or status page.

Ellis Coffee Company is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Coffee, Beverage, Foodservice, Wholesale, and Hospitality.

Ellis Coffee Company’s developer surface includes engineering blog, YouTube channel, and 9 more developer resources.

7.2/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
0 APIs 5 Features 5 Use Cases
CoffeeBeverageFoodserviceWholesaleHospitality

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Composite quality — 7.2/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 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
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Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Coffee Roasting

Whole bean, ground, flavored, espresso, cold brew, filter pack, and E-Cup coffee programs roasted in Philadelphia

Tea And Beverages

Sweet Brew Tea and Lemonades, hot chocolate, and Smartfruit Refreshers for foodservice and office accounts

Equipment And Service

Brewing equipment placement and service through the OnUpkeep service portal

Sustainability Programs

Sustainable coffee sourcing options across the wholesale catalog

POS And Signage

Point-of-sale materials and branded signage supplied to wholesale customers

Security Posture 1

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

Ellis Coffee Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Restaurant Coffee Programs

Wholesale coffee, tea, and equipment supply for restaurant and quick-service operators

Hotel And Resort Beverage Service

Branded coffee programs for hotels, resorts, and hospitality groups

Office Coffee Service

Office Coffee Service (OCS) programs with brewing equipment and recurring delivery

Convenience Store Coffee

C-store coffee programs including filter pack and flavored coffee

University And Vending

Coffee supply for university dining services and vending operators

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ellis-coffee
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ellis-coffee/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Ellis Coffee Company
tags:
- Coffee
- Beverage
- Foodservice
- Wholesale
- Hospitality
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ellis-coffee.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ellis-coffee-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.elliscoffee.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.elliscoffee.com/blog
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.elliscoffee.com/contact
- type: OrderPortal
  url: https://deliver.elliscoffee.com
- type: ServicePortal
  url: https://onupkeep.com
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellis-coffee-company
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/elliscoffee
- type: Facebook
  url: https://www.facebook.com/EllisCoffeeCompany
- type: Instagram
  url: https://www.instagram.com/elliscoffee_1854
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/elliscoffee
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Coffee Roasting
    description: Whole bean, ground, flavored, espresso, cold brew, filter pack, and E-Cup coffee programs roasted in Philadelphia
  - name: Tea And Beverages
    description: Sweet Brew Tea and Lemonades, hot chocolate, and Smartfruit Refreshers for foodservice and office accounts
  - name: Equipment And Service
    description: Brewing equipment placement and service through the OnUpkeep service portal
  - name: Sustainability Programs
    description: Sustainable coffee sourcing options across the wholesale catalog
  - name: POS And Signage
    description: Point-of-sale materials and branded signage supplied to wholesale customers
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Restaurant Coffee Programs
    description: Wholesale coffee, tea, and equipment supply for restaurant and quick-service operators
  - name: Hotel And Resort Beverage Service
    description: Branded coffee programs for hotels, resorts, and hospitality groups
  - name: Office Coffee Service
    description: Office Coffee Service (OCS) programs with brewing equipment and recurring delivery
  - name: Convenience Store Coffee
    description: C-store coffee programs including filter pack and flavored coffee
  - name: University And Vending
    description: Coffee supply for university dining services and vending operators
- type: Customers
  data:
  - name: Restaurants
    description: Independent and chain restaurant operators
  - name: Hotels And Resorts
    description: Hospitality customers across the U.S.
  - name: Office Coffee Service (OCS)
    description: Workplace coffee programs
  - name: C-Stores
    description: Convenience store chains
  - name: Distributors
    description: Foodservice and beverage distributors
  - name: Universities
    description: Higher education dining and retail
  - name: Vending Operators
    description: Vending and unattended retail
description: Ellis Coffee Company is a Philadelphia-based wholesale coffee roaster founded in 1854 and now in its fourth generation
  of family ownership. Ellis supplies coffee, tea, hot chocolate, brewing equipment, and POS materials to restaurants, hotels,
  resorts, office coffee service (OCS) programs, convenience stores, universities, distributors, and vending operators. Customers
  place and manage orders through deliver.elliscoffee.com and request brewing equipment service through the OnUpkeep portal.
  Ellis Coffee Company does not publish a public developer API, OpenAPI definition, webhook program, SDK, or status page.
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
position: Consuming
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com