Pax8

Pax8 is a cloud commerce marketplace that lets managed service providers (MSPs), managed IT providers, and software vendors discover, buy, sell, provision, and manage cloud software and subscriptions for small and midsize businesses. The Pax8 Public API automates the full commerce lifecycle: creating and managing partner companies and contacts, browsing the product catalog, placing and updating orders, managing subscription lifecycle changes, billing and invoice reconciliation, quoting (CPQ), vendor provisioning and usage reporting, and event-driven webhooks. APIs authenticate with OAuth2 client-credentials over api.pax8.com, and an official hosted MCP server exposes the marketplace to AI agents. Pax8 connects 47,000+ partners with hundreds of vendors serving 800,000+ SMBs. Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund.

Pax8 publishes 26 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Access Token API, Companies API, Contacts API, and 23 more. Tagged areas include Company, Enterprise, Cloud Marketplace, MSP, and Distribution.

The Pax8 catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Pax8’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, authentication, changelog, sandbox, engineering blog, and 20 more developer resources.

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51.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 71/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
26 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyEnterpriseCloud MarketplaceMSPDistributionProvisioningBillingQuotingSubscriptionsWebhooks

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 51.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 71/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 26

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

Pax8 Access Token API

The Access Token that allows access to the Pax8 API

Pax8 Companies API

Companies represent the customers your organization serves through the Pax8 platform. Fetch a list of your company records, or a specific company by its companyId

Pax8 Contacts API

Contacts represent the people who should be provided visibility into events such as provisioning

Pax8 Invoices API

The Invoices API from Pax8 — 4 operation(s) for invoices.

Pax8 Library attachments API

The Library attachments API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for library attachments.

Pax8 Orders API

Orders describe your purchases of Pax8 products. Endpoints let you create new product orders and query past purchases

Pax8 Preference attachments API

The Preference attachments API from Pax8 — 2 operation(s) for preference attachments.

Pax8 Products API

The Products resource lets you fetch all the information required to complete an Order -- product descriptions, pricing, provisioning details, and the dependencies associated wi...

Pax8 Provision Attempts API

The Provision Attempts API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision attempts.

Pax8 Provision Details API

The Provision Details API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision details.

Pax8 Provision Requests API

The Provision Requests API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision requests.

Pax8 Provision Results API

The Provision Results API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision results.

Pax8 Provisioners API

The Provisioners API from Pax8 — 5 operation(s) for provisioners.

Pax8 Provisioning Simulations API

The Provisioning Simulations API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for provisioning simulations.

Pax8 Quote access list API

The Quote access list API from Pax8 — 2 operation(s) for quote access list.

Pax8 Quote attachments API

The Quote attachments API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for quote attachments.

Pax8 Quote line items API

The Quote line items API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for quote line items.

Pax8 Quote preferences API

The Quote preferences API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for quote preferences.

Pax8 Quote sections API

The Quote sections API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for quote sections.

Pax8 Quotes API

The Quotes API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for quotes.

Pax8 Subscriptions API

Subscriptions describe terms of service, including price and the billing start/end dates for a specified product/company combination. Resources let you update, cancel, and fetch...

Pax8 Topic Definitions API

The Topic Definitions API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for topic definitions.

Pax8 Usage Lines API

The Usage Lines API from Pax8 — 2 operation(s) for usage lines.

Pax8 Usage Summaries API

The Usage Summaries API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for usage summaries.

Pax8 Webhook Logs API

The Webhook Logs API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for webhook logs.

Pax8 Webhooks API

The Webhooks API from Pax8 — 8 operation(s) for webhooks.

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

pax8-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Pax8 Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

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

Pax8 Authentication

http/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Pax8 Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Pax8 Trust Center

SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Pax8 Scopes

4 scopes · clientCredentials

4 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Pax8 Agentic Access

102 operations · 49 acting

102 operations · 49 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Sandbox
Sandbox
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Conventions
Conventions
 Conformance
Conformance
 DataModel
DataModel
 Webhooks
Webhooks

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 Compliance
Compliance

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: pax8
name: Pax8
description: 'Pax8 is a cloud commerce marketplace that lets managed service providers (MSPs), managed IT providers, and software
  vendors discover, buy, sell, provision, and manage cloud software and subscriptions for small and midsize businesses. The
  Pax8 Public API automates the full commerce lifecycle: creating and managing partner companies and contacts, browsing the
  product catalog, placing and updating orders, managing subscription lifecycle changes, billing and invoice reconciliation,
  quoting (CPQ), vendor provisioning and usage reporting, and event-driven webhooks. APIs authenticate with OAuth2 client-credentials
  over api.pax8.com, and an official hosted MCP server exposes the marketplace to AI agents. Pax8 connects 47,000+ partners
  with hundreds of vendors serving 800,000+ SMBs. Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pax8/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- softbank-vision-fund
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
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
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
image: https://www.pax8.com/favicon.ico
tags:
- Company
- Enterprise
- Cloud Marketplace
- MSP
- Distribution
- Provisioning
- Billing
- Quoting
- Subscriptions
- Webhooks
apis:
- aid: pax8:pax8-access-token-api
  name: Pax8 Access Token API
  description: The Access Token that allows access to the Pax8 API
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Access Token
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-access-token-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-companies-api
  name: Pax8 Companies API
  description: Companies represent the customers your organization serves through the Pax8 platform. Fetch a list of your
    company records, or a specific company by its companyId
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Companies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-companies-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-contacts-api
  name: Pax8 Contacts API
  description: Contacts represent the people who should be provided visibility into events such as provisioning
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Contacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-contacts-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-invoices-api
  name: Pax8 Invoices API
  description: The Invoices API from Pax8 — 4 operation(s) for invoices.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Invoices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-invoices-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-library-attachments-api
  name: Pax8 Library attachments API
  description: The Library attachments API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for library attachments.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Library attachments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-library-attachments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-orders-api
  name: Pax8 Orders API
  description: Orders describe your purchases of Pax8 products. Endpoints let you create new product orders and query past
    purchases
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-orders-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-preference-attachments-api
  name: Pax8 Preference attachments API
  description: The Preference attachments API from Pax8 — 2 operation(s) for preference attachments.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Preference attachments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-preference-attachments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-products-api
  name: Pax8 Products API
  description: The Products resource lets you fetch all the information required to complete an Order -- product descriptions,
    pricing, provisioning details, and the dependencies associated with each product
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-products-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-provision-attempts-api
  name: Pax8 Provision Attempts API
  description: The Provision Attempts API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision attempts.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Provision Attempts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-provision-attempts-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-provision-details-api
  name: Pax8 Provision Details API
  description: The Provision Details API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision details.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Provision Details
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-provision-details-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-provision-requests-api
  name: Pax8 Provision Requests API
  description: The Provision Requests API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision requests.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Provision Requests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-provision-requests-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-provision-results-api
  name: Pax8 Provision Results API
  description: The Provision Results API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for provision results.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Provision Results
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-provision-results-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-provisioners-api
  name: Pax8 Provisioners API
  description: The Provisioners API from Pax8 — 5 operation(s) for provisioners.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Provisioners
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-provisioners-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-provisioning-simulations-api
  name: Pax8 Provisioning Simulations API
  description: The Provisioning Simulations API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for provisioning simulations.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Provisioning Simulations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-provisioning-simulations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-quote-access-list-api
  name: Pax8 Quote access list API
  description: The Quote access list API from Pax8 — 2 operation(s) for quote access list.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quote access list
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-quote-access-list-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-quote-attachments-api
  name: Pax8 Quote attachments API
  description: The Quote attachments API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for quote attachments.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quote attachments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-quote-attachments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-quote-line-items-api
  name: Pax8 Quote line items API
  description: The Quote line items API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for quote line items.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quote line items
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-quote-line-items-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-quote-preferences-api
  name: Pax8 Quote preferences API
  description: The Quote preferences API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for quote preferences.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quote preferences
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-quote-preferences-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-quote-sections-api
  name: Pax8 Quote sections API
  description: The Quote sections API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for quote sections.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quote sections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-quote-sections-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-quotes-api
  name: Pax8 Quotes API
  description: The Quotes API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for quotes.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Quotes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-quotes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-subscriptions-api
  name: Pax8 Subscriptions API
  description: Subscriptions describe terms of service, including price and the billing start/end dates for a specified product/company
    combination. Resources let you update, cancel, and fetch details of existing subscriptions
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-topic-definitions-api
  name: Pax8 Topic Definitions API
  description: The Topic Definitions API from Pax8 — 1 operation(s) for topic definitions.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Topic Definitions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-topic-definitions-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-usage-lines-api
  name: Pax8 Usage Lines API
  description: The Usage Lines API from Pax8 — 2 operation(s) for usage lines.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Usage Lines
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-usage-lines-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-usage-summaries-api
  name: Pax8 Usage Summaries API
  description: The Usage Summaries API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for usage summaries.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Usage Summaries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-usage-summaries-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-webhook-logs-api
  name: Pax8 Webhook Logs API
  description: The Webhook Logs API from Pax8 — 3 operation(s) for webhook logs.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Webhook Logs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-webhook-logs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pax8:pax8-webhooks-api
  name: Pax8 Webhooks API
  description: The Webhooks API from Pax8 — 8 operation(s) for webhooks.
  humanURL: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/authentication
  baseURL: https://api.pax8.com/v1
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pax8-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://devx.pax8.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/introduction
- type: APIReference
  url: https://devx.pax8.com/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://devx.pax8.com/docs/public-api-details
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pax8-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/pax8-scopes.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pax8-domain-security.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/pax8-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.pax8.com/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/pax8-changelog.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.pax8.com/
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/pax8-lifecycle.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/pax8-llms.txt
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/pax8-mcp.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/pax8-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/pax8-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/pax8-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/pax8-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/pax8-sandbox.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/pax8-agentic-access.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/pax8-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/pax8-partner-endpoints-overlay.yaml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.pax8.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://www.pax8.com/en-us/support/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://pages.pax8.com/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://app.pax8.com/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 31
  pass: local-v1