PartsTech
PartsTech is a web-based automotive parts and tire procurement platform for repair shops, tire shops and dealers, connecting more than 30,000 shops to 300+ aftermarket parts and tire suppliers across 30,000+ distribution locations through a single search, quote and ordering workflow. Founded by Greg Kirber and Erik St. Pierre and acquired by OEConnection (OEC) in 2025, PartsTech pairs its shop-facing web application with a partner-facing REST API — the PartsTech External API — used by 35+ shop management systems (SMS), point-of-sale and estimating vendors to embed parts search, VIN and license plate decoding, ACES/PCdb/VCdb taxonomy lookups, live wholesale pricing and availability, punchout carts, quoting, tire search, MOTOR and Mitchell 1 labor/maintenance content, order history and local inventory into their own software.
PartsTech publishes 33 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Auth API, Auto Connect API, Brands API, and 30 more. Tagged areas include Company, Automotive, Auto Parts, Parts Procurement, and Tires.
The PartsTech catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.
PartsTech’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, support, getting-started guide, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 15 more developer resources.
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APIs 33
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PartsTech Auth API
A valid JSON Web Token (JWT) is required to access API methods. A JWT access token must be included in the authorization header of each request in the following Bearer schema: `...
PartsTech Auto Connect API
Easy Registration & Auto-Connect API
PartsTech Brands API
Brands
PartsTech Callback Cart API
Callback
PartsTech Custom Cart API
Custom Cart
PartsTech Ex Permissions API
EX Permissions
PartsTech Local Inventory API
Local inventory
PartsTech Mitchell1 API
Vehicles
PartsTech Motor Maintenance Schedules API
Maintenance Schedules
PartsTech Motor Specifications API
Specifications
PartsTech Orders API
Orders
PartsTech Partner Orders API
Orders methods
PartsTech Parts API
Parts
PartsTech Pcdb API
Product Characteristics Database
PartsTech Punchout Cart API
Cart with Punchout
PartsTech Punchout Orders API
Punchout Orders
PartsTech Punchout Quote API
Quote Methods
PartsTech Quoting API
Quoting
PartsTech Search API
Search
PartsTech Session Cart API
Cart by Session
PartsTech Shops API
Shop methods
PartsTech Supplier Preferences API
Supplier Preferences
PartsTech Suppliers API
Supplier methods
PartsTech Tires API
Tires
PartsTech User API
User Methods
PartsTech Users API
Users methods
PartsTech Vcdb API
Vehicle Configuration Database
PartsTech Vin API
VIN Methods
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PartsTech MCP Server
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Rate Limits 1
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Partstech Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSEvent Specifications 1
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Partstech Webhooks
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Operate 3
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Commercial 4
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Company 2
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