McDonald's

McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer, operating and franchising fast food restaurants serving hamburgers, chicken, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts in countries around the world. McDonald's does not operate a public developer program or publish open API documentation. Its digital surface — the Global Mobile App, MyMcDonald's Rewards loyalty, mobile order & pay, kiosks, and drive-thru personalization — runs on internal platforms, and integrations with delivery marketplaces (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub) and technology partners (Google Cloud, Dynamic Yield) are bilateral and gated to approved partners and franchisees.

McDonald’s is listed with 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Delivery, Fast Food, Loyalty, Mobile Ordering, and Ordering.

McDonald’s’ developer surface includes engineering blog and 6 more developer resources.

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6.6/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 1/100 human only Heartbeat 100/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0 · Show this score on your site →

AccessEnterprise

1 API

Delivery Fast Food Loyalty Mobile Ordering Ordering Restaurant Fortune 500

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 6.6/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 17

Access Clarity 0.9 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.6 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 4.9 / 9

Regulatory Posture 0.9 / 15

Agent readiness — 1/100 · 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 7 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Machine-Readable Contract +18 pts — api_specs includes an OpenAPI document
MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Agentic Access Contract +10 pts — agentic_access artifact present (x-agentic-access), graded by author
Machine-Readable Auth +10 pts — a served openid-configuration/oauth-authorization-server carrying `issuer` (served), else the securitySchemes class in the provider OpenAPIs — bound (mutualTLS, DPoP, Signature) > negotiable (oauth2 authorizationCode/clientCredentials, openIdConnect) > bearer (http bearer, apiKey)
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes

12 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 0.0 — up to +25.0 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 2.4 — up to +19.5 composite points
Access Clarity scores 5.3 — up to +18.9 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Franchise Registries (registered franchisors, IFA, POS franchise partners)	standard	53.7	-	-
Food Safety (GFSI-recognised certification)	standard	53.7	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

APIs 1

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

McDonald's API

McDonald's does not expose a public, self-service API. Ordering, delivery integration, menu data, loyalty, and restaurant information flow through bilateral partner integrations...

McDonald's API pricing

Not yet checked against McDonald's's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-05 from www.mcdonalds.com/; confirm before you rely on a figure.

Plan	Price
Approved Partner Integration enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Partner-scoped limit: partner-specific; not publicly documented varies

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against McDonald's's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Mcdonalds Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Mcdonalds Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Mcdonalds Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Mcdonalds Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Press 5

Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.

Where Innovation Meets Scale: An Update on McDonald's ...

Dec 6, 2023

McDonald's Gives Its Restaurants an AI Makeover

Optimising McDonald's global AI Strategy

McDonald's is experimenting with AI in ways that could ...

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Corporate

Corporate

Source (apis.yml)

aid: mcdonalds
name: McDonald's
description: McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer, operating and franchising fast food restaurants
  serving hamburgers, chicken, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts in countries around the world. McDonald's
  does not operate a public developer program or publish open API documentation. Its digital surface — the Global Mobile App,
  MyMcDonald's Rewards loyalty, mobile order & pay, kiosks, and drive-thru personalization — runs on internal platforms, and
  integrations with delivery marketplaces (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub) and technology partners (Google Cloud, Dynamic Yield)
  are bilateral and gated to approved partners and franchisees.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/mcdonalds.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mcdonalds/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-21'
modified: '2026-06-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Delivery
- Fast Food
- Loyalty
- Mobile Ordering
- Ordering
- Restaurant
- Fortune 500
tags_raw:
- Delivery
- Fast Food
- Loyalty
- Mobile Ordering
- Ordering
- Restaurants
- Fortune 500
apis:
- aid: mcdonalds:mcdonalds-api
  name: McDonald's API
  description: McDonald's does not expose a public, self-service API. Ordering, delivery integration, menu data, loyalty,
    and restaurant information flow through bilateral partner integrations rather than open developer endpoints. The api.mcdonalds.com
    and developer.mcdonalds.com hosts do not resolve to public documentation (both refuse connections as of the profiling
    date). Any API access is negotiated per partnership with delivery marketplaces, payment processors, loyalty integrators,
    and franchisee technology vendors.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/digital.html
  tags:
  - Delivery
  - Fast Food
  - Loyalty
  - Mobile Ordering
  - Ordering
  - Restaurant
  tags_raw:
  - Delivery
  - Fast Food
  - Loyalty
  - Mobile Ordering
  - Ordering
  - Restaurants
  properties:
  - type: x-status
    url: https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/digital.html
    x-note: No public developer portal or open API documentation as of 2026-06.
features:
- name: No Public Developer Program
  description: McDonald's publishes no open API documentation and offers no self-service developer signup. Integration is
    bilateral and partner-gated.
- name: Global Mobile App
  description: McDonald's Global Mobile App delivers mobile order & pay, deals, and MyMcDonald's Rewards on a unified platform
    spanning app, kiosk, and loyalty surfaces, deployed across markets beginning in 2024.
- name: MyMcDonald's Rewards
  description: Loyalty program targeting 250M 90-day active members and $45B in annual systemwide sales from loyalty members
    by the end of 2027.
- name: Drive-Thru Personalization
  description: Dynamic Yield powers personalized digital menu boards and automated upselling across thousands of drive-thru
    lanes.
- name: Generative AI Platform
  description: Strategic Google Cloud partnership applying generative AI and Google Distributed Cloud edge compute across
    restaurants for crew tools, analytics, and customer experiences.
useCases:
- name: Delivery Marketplace Listing
  description: Surfacing McDonald's menus, pricing, and fulfillment to consumers via DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub through
    bilateral marketplace integrations.
- name: Franchisee Restaurant Technology
  description: POS, kiosk, kitchen, and back-of-house systems integrated per franchisee and market under McDonald's technology
    standards rather than a public API.
integrations:
- name: Google Cloud
  description: Strategic partnership for cloud, edge (Google Distributed Cloud), and generative AI across restaurants worldwide.
- name: Dynamic Yield
  description: Personalization engine driving drive-thru digital menu boards and automated upsell recommendations.
- name: DoorDash
  description: Delivery marketplace integration for on-demand fulfillment.
- name: Uber Eats
  description: Delivery marketplace integration for on-demand fulfillment.
- name: Grubhub
  description: Delivery marketplace integration for on-demand fulfillment.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/mcdonalds-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.mcdonalds.com
- type: Corporate
  url: https://corporate.mcdonalds.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://medium.com/mcdonalds-technical-blog
- type: Plans
  url: plans/mcdonalds-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/mcdonalds-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/mcdonalds-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

McDonald's API — frequently asked questions

Does McDonald's have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 API from McDonald's, including McDonald's API.

How much does the McDonald's API cost?

APIs.io lists 1 pricing plan for McDonald's, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the McDonald's API ready for AI agents?

McDonald's has a Kin Score of 6.6 out of 100 (minimal) and an Agent Readiness score of 0.6 (human-only), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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