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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.

11.9/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanyRetailPoint of SaleUnified CommerceOmnichannelOrder ManagementMerchandisingLoyaltyCRMRetail AnalyticsSaaS

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 11.9/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.7 / 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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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: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- 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