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KWI

KWI is a retail technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Melville, New York, that delivers a cloud-based, unified commerce platform for specialty and department retailers. The platform combines an iOS mobile point-of-sale, merchandising and inventory optimization, order management with buy-anywhere / fulfill-from-anywhere fulfillment, CRM, clienteling and loyalty, the Snapshot real-time sales analytics application, and AI product image search, all operated as a SaaS managed service with helpdesk, hardware, and payments support. KWI describes an API layer in its platform architecture used to export data to third-party systems and channels --- CRMs, ERPs, SRPs, and supply chains --- alongside packaged connectors such as Shopify Connect and a Klaviyo connector. As of this profile KWI publishes no public developer portal, API reference, machine-readable specification, or SDKs; integration is delivered through its professional-services organization under customer contract.

KWI is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Retail, Point-of-Sale, Unified Commerce, and Omnichannel.

KWI’s developer surface includes engineering blog, signup flow, and 14 more developer resources.

9.6/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
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CompanyRetailPoint-of-SaleUnified CommerceOmnichannelOrder ManagementMerchandisingLoyaltyCRMRetail AnalyticsSoftware-as-a-Service

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 9.6/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.5 / 20
Access Clarity 3.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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Security Posture 1

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

Kwi Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 7

The organization behind the API

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Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: kwi
name: KWI
description: KWI is a retail technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Melville, New York, that delivers a cloud-based,
  unified commerce platform for specialty and department retailers. The platform combines an iOS mobile point-of-sale, merchandising
  and inventory optimization, order management with buy-anywhere / fulfill-from-anywhere fulfillment, CRM, clienteling and
  loyalty, the Snapshot real-time sales analytics application, and AI product image search, all operated as a SaaS managed
  service with helpdesk, hardware, and payments support. KWI describes an API layer in its platform architecture used to export
  data to third-party systems and channels --- CRMs, ERPs, SRPs, and supply chains --- alongside packaged connectors such
  as Shopify Connect and a Klaviyo connector. As of this profile KWI publishes no public developer portal, API reference,
  machine-readable specification, or SDKs; integration is delivered through its professional-services organization under customer
  contract.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kwi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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://www.kwi.com/wp-content/themes/retrograde/img/footer-logo2.svg
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- insight-partners
x-backed-by-note: Surfaced via an Insight Partners portfolio listing; KWI's own About page states the company is privately
  held with "$0 outside investment". The investor relationship is unverified on KWI's own site.
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: Public company and product surface researched 2026-07-19; no public API developer surface published.
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Retail
- Point-of-Sale
- Unified Commerce
- Omnichannel
- Order Management
- Merchandising
- Loyalty
- CRM
- Retail Analytics
- Software-as-a-Service
tags_raw:
- Company
- Retail
- Point of Sale
- Unified Commerce
- Omnichannel
- Order Management
- Merchandising
- Loyalty
- CRM
- Retail Analytics
- SaaS
apis: []
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.kwi.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.kwi.com/category/blog/
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://www.kwi.com/feed/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.kwi.com/privacy/
- type: Login
  url: https://www.kligerweiss.net/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.kwi.com/get-started/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.kwi.com/contact/
- type: About
  url: https://www.kwi.com/about-us/
- type: Partners
  url: https://www.kwi.com/our-partners/
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.kwi.com/careers/
- type: Press
  url: https://www.kwi.com/category/news/
- type: Events
  url: https://www.kwi.com/events-kwi/
- type: Resources
  url: https://www.kwi.com/resources/
- type: ProductPage
  url: https://www.kwi.com/platform/apis/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kwi-domain-security.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/kwi-llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence