Forage

aid: forage
name: Forage
description: Forage is a mission-driven payments company and one of only three payment processors approved by the USDA Food
  and Nutrition Service (FNS) to accept SNAP EBT and EBT Cash online. Forage gives grocery retailers, marketplaces, and platforms
  the API, SDKs, and regulatory expertise to add government-benefit tender (SNAP, EBT Cash, and HSA/FSA) to online and in-store
  checkout. The Forage Payments API tokenizes EBT cards, runs PIN-secured balance inquiries, and creates, captures, voids,
  and refunds EBT payments and orders, backed by JavaScript, iOS, Android, and POS Terminal SDKs, webhooks for order/payment/refund
  events, and daily CSV reconciliation reports.
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://framerusercontent.com/assets/ZoPlyiuvY1BwAuHbWMWp7HW8UmE.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/forage/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- lightspeed-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Payments
- EBT
- SNAP
- EBT Cash
- HSA/FSA
- Fintech
- Government Benefits
- Grocery
- Checkout
- Financial Services
apis:
- name: Forage EBT SNAP Payments API
  description: REST API to tokenize EBT cards, run PIN-secured balance inquiries, and create, capture, void, and refund EBT
    SNAP, EBT Cash, and HSA/FSA payments and orders for online and in-store checkout.
  humanURL: https://docs.joinforage.app/reference/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.joinforage.app
  tags:
  - Payments
  - EBT
  - SNAP
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joinforage.app/reference/introduction
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://api.sandbox.joinforage.app
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/forage-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.joinforage.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/overview
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/overview
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.joinforage.app/reference/introduction
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.joinforage.app/docs/setup
- type: Support
  url: https://www.joinforage.com/get-in-touch
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.joinforage.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/teamforage
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.joinforage.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.joinforage.com/get-in-touch
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.joinforage.com/pages/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.joinforage.com/pages/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.joinforage.app
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/forage-changelog.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: lifecycle/forage-lifecycle.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/forage-lifecycle.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/forage-authentication.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/forage-conventions.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/forage-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://docs.joinforage.app/reference/request-limits
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/forage-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/forage-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/forage-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/forage-packages.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/forage-components.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/forage-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/forage-problem-types.yml
- type: DeclineCodes
  url: errors/forage-decline-codes.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/forage-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/forage-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.joinforage.app/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/forage-trust-center.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence