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Rakuten

Rakuten Group is a Japan-headquartered internet conglomerate spanning e-commerce (Rakuten Ichiba), fintech (Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Card, Rakuten Securities), digital content (Rakuten Books, Kobo, Viki), travel (Rakuten Travel), telecom (Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony), and advertising (Rakuten Advertising). Rakuten exposes a long-standing public developer platform — Rakuten Web Services (webservice.rakuten.co.jp) — that offers REST/JSON APIs for searching Ichiba items and genres, books, CDs, DVDs, games, software, magazines, Kobo eBooks, Rakuten Travel hotels (simple, detail, vacant, keyword), Rakuten Recipe, and Rakuten GORA golf courses. All RWS APIs use a Rakuten application ID for authentication and are read-only. Rakuten separately operates merchant-facing RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server) APIs and Rakuten Pay merchant APIs, which are partner-gated.

Rakuten publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Ichibagt API, Ichibams API, and Ichibaranking API. Tagged areas include E-commerce, Travel, Books, Recipes, and Golf.

Rakuten’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, product news, GitHub presence, and 13 more developer resources.

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APIs 33

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

Rakuten Ichiba Item Search API

Keyword and parameter search across all Rakuten Ichiba marketplace items, returning item titles, prices, images, shop information, and ranking signals.

Rakuten Ichiba Genre Search API

Returns the hierarchical genre tree used to categorize items across Rakuten Ichiba, enabling category navigation and browse-based product discovery.

Rakuten Ichiba Tag Search API

Returns tags associated with a genre, supporting faceted navigation and refinement of Ichiba item browse.

Rakuten Ichiba Ranking API

Returns top-ranked items across Rakuten Ichiba by genre, age, and gender, used for trend and bestseller displays.

Rakuten Item Price Navi API

Price Navi (Product Search) returns aggregated product records with multi-shop price comparisons, ratings, and review metadata for Ichiba.

Rakuten Books Total Search API

Unified search across all Rakuten Books catalogs (books, CDs, DVDs, games, software, magazines), returning normalized product records and Rakuten Books shop information.

Rakuten Books Book Search API

Search Rakuten Books for Japanese-language and translated books by title, author, ISBN, publisher, and other metadata.

Rakuten Books CD Search API

Search Rakuten Books CD catalog by title, artist, label, and release date.

Rakuten Books DVD / Blu-ray Search API

Search Rakuten Books DVD and Blu-ray catalog including movies, TV, anime, and live performances.

Rakuten Books Foreign Book Search API

Search Rakuten Books foreign-language books catalog (mostly English-language).

Rakuten Books Magazine Search API

Search Rakuten Books magazine catalog by title, publisher, and issue date.

Rakuten Books Game Search API

Search Rakuten Books video game catalog across major consoles and platforms.

Rakuten Books Software Search API

Search Rakuten Books PC software catalog.

Rakuten Books Genre Search API

Returns the genre tree for Rakuten Books, used for browse and navigation across the unified Books catalog.

Rakuten Kobo eBook Search API

Search Rakuten Kobo's eBook catalog for digital reading content across Japanese and international titles.

Rakuten Kobo Genre Search API

Returns the Kobo eBook genre hierarchy for browse and filter.

Rakuten Travel Simple Hotel Search API

Lightweight keyword and area search over Rakuten Travel's Japanese hotel inventory, returning hotel name, location, and basic descriptors.

Rakuten Travel Hotel Detail Search API

Returns full hotel detail records including amenities, addresses, images, and access information for one or more Rakuten Travel hotels by hotel number.

Rakuten Travel Vacant Hotel Search API

Searches for hotels with vacancy for given check-in and check-out dates, party composition, and budget filters.

Rakuten Travel Area Class API

Returns Rakuten Travel's hierarchical Japanese area classification (prefecture / region / detail), used to scope hotel searches and build location filters.

Rakuten Travel Keyword Hotel Search API

Full-text keyword search across Rakuten Travel hotel inventory, with filters for area, price, and rating.

Rakuten Travel Hotel Chain List API

Returns the list of hotel chains available on Rakuten Travel, used to scope searches to a specific brand.

Rakuten Travel Hotel Ranking API

Returns top-ranked Rakuten Travel hotels by area and category for trend, bestseller, and recommendation displays.

Rakuten Recipe Category List API

Returns the Rakuten Recipe category hierarchy (large, medium, small) used for browse navigation of user-submitted Japanese recipes.

Rakuten Recipe Category Ranking API

Returns top-ranked recipes within a Rakuten Recipe category, with images, ingredients, and recipe URLs.

Rakuten GORA Golf Course Search API

Search Rakuten GORA Japanese golf courses by name, area, and facility attributes.

Rakuten GORA Golf Course Detail API

Returns full golf course detail records on Rakuten GORA including holes, yardage, fees, access, and amenities.

Rakuten GORA Golf Plan Search API

Search Rakuten GORA tee-time plans by course, date, party size, and budget — used to surface bookable golf rounds.

Rakuten Pay Merchant API

Rakuten Pay is Rakuten's e-money / QR payment service for Japan, integrated by merchants directly or via PSPs. The merchant API handles order creation, payment authorization, ca...

Rakuten RMS (Merchant Server) API

RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server) is the operational API for Rakuten Ichiba sellers, covering item management, order management, shipping, inventory, and customer messaging. Access ...

Rakuten Ichibagt API

The Ichibagt API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibagt.

Rakuten Ichibams API

The Ichibams API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibams.

Rakuten Ichibaranking API

The Ichibaranking API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibaranking.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Rakuten Web Services API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rakuten Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rakuten Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Security Posture 2

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

Rakuten Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Rakuten Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Rakuten Agentic Access

3 operations

3 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 7

The organization behind the API

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Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: rakuten
name: Rakuten
description: 'Rakuten Group is a Japan-headquartered internet conglomerate

  spanning e-commerce (Rakuten Ichiba), fintech (Rakuten Bank,

  Rakuten Card, Rakuten Securities), digital content (Rakuten

  Books, Kobo, Viki), travel (Rakuten Travel), telecom (Rakuten

  Mobile, Rakuten Symphony), and advertising (Rakuten Advertising).

  Rakuten exposes a long-standing public developer platform —

  Rakuten Web Services (webservice.rakuten.co.jp) — that offers

  REST/JSON APIs for searching Ichiba items and genres, books,

  CDs, DVDs, games, software, magazines, Kobo eBooks, Rakuten

  Travel hotels (simple, detail, vacant, keyword), Rakuten Recipe,

  and Rakuten GORA golf courses. All RWS APIs use a Rakuten

  application ID for authentication and are read-only. Rakuten

  separately operates merchant-facing RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server)

  APIs and Rakuten Pay merchant APIs, which are partner-gated.

  '
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
access: Public
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rakuten.png
tags:
- E-commerce
- Travel
- Books
- Recipes
- Golf
- Japan
- Fintech
- Telecom
- Rakuten Web Services
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rakuten/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
- aid: rakuten:ichiba-item-search
  name: Rakuten Ichiba Item Search API
  description: 'Keyword and parameter search across all Rakuten Ichiba

    marketplace items, returning item titles, prices, images,

    shop information, and ranking signals.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - E-commerce
  - Items
  - Search
  - Ichiba
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-search
- aid: rakuten:ichiba-genre-search
  name: Rakuten Ichiba Genre Search API
  description: 'Returns the hierarchical genre tree used to categorize items

    across Rakuten Ichiba, enabling category navigation and

    browse-based product discovery.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-genre-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Genres
  - Categories
  - Ichiba
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-genre-search
- aid: rakuten:ichiba-tag-search
  name: Rakuten Ichiba Tag Search API
  description: 'Returns tags associated with a genre, supporting faceted

    navigation and refinement of Ichiba item browse.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-tag-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Tags
  - Facets
  - Ichiba
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-tag-search
- aid: rakuten:ichiba-item-ranking
  name: Rakuten Ichiba Ranking API
  description: 'Returns top-ranked items across Rakuten Ichiba by genre, age,

    and gender, used for trend and bestseller displays.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-ranking
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Ranking
  - Bestsellers
  - Ichiba
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-ranking
- aid: rakuten:ichiba-product-search
  name: Rakuten Item Price Navi API
  description: 'Price Navi (Product Search) returns aggregated product

    records with multi-shop price comparisons, ratings, and

    review metadata for Ichiba.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-product-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Products
  - Price Comparison
  - Reviews
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-product-search
- aid: rakuten:books-total-search
  name: Rakuten Books Total Search API
  description: 'Unified search across all Rakuten Books catalogs (books, CDs,

    DVDs, games, software, magazines), returning normalized

    product records and Rakuten Books shop information.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-total-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Books
  - Media
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-total-search
- aid: rakuten:books-book-search
  name: Rakuten Books Book Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books for Japanese-language and translated

    books by title, author, ISBN, publisher, and other metadata.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-book-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Books
  - Search
  - ISBN
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-book-search
- aid: rakuten:books-cd-search
  name: Rakuten Books CD Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books CD catalog by title, artist, label, and

    release date.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-cd-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Music
  - CDs
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-cd-search
- aid: rakuten:books-dvd-search
  name: Rakuten Books DVD / Blu-ray Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books DVD and Blu-ray catalog including

    movies, TV, anime, and live performances.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-dvd-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Video
  - DVD
  - Blu-ray
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-dvd-search
- aid: rakuten:books-foreign-search
  name: Rakuten Books Foreign Book Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books foreign-language books catalog (mostly

    English-language).

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-foreign-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Books
  - Foreign
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-foreign-search
- aid: rakuten:books-magazine-search
  name: Rakuten Books Magazine Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books magazine catalog by title, publisher,

    and issue date.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-magazine-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Magazines
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-magazine-search
- aid: rakuten:books-game-search
  name: Rakuten Books Game Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books video game catalog across major consoles

    and platforms.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-game-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Games
  - Consoles
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-game-search
- aid: rakuten:books-software-search
  name: Rakuten Books Software Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Books PC software catalog.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-software-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Software
  - PC
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-software-search
- aid: rakuten:books-genre-search
  name: Rakuten Books Genre Search API
  description: 'Returns the genre tree for Rakuten Books, used for browse and

    navigation across the unified Books catalog.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-genre-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Genres
  - Categories
  - Books
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/books-genre-search
- aid: rakuten:kobo-ebook-search
  name: Rakuten Kobo eBook Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten Kobo''s eBook catalog for digital reading

    content across Japanese and international titles.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/kobo-ebook-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - eBooks
  - Kobo
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/kobo-ebook-search
- aid: rakuten:kobo-genre-search
  name: Rakuten Kobo Genre Search API
  description: 'Returns the Kobo eBook genre hierarchy for browse and filter.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/kobo-genre-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Genres
  - eBooks
  - Kobo
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/kobo-genre-search
- aid: rakuten:travel-simple-hotel-search
  name: Rakuten Travel Simple Hotel Search API
  description: 'Lightweight keyword and area search over Rakuten Travel''s

    Japanese hotel inventory, returning hotel name, location,

    and basic descriptors.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/simple-hotel-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Hotels
  - Search
  - Japan
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/simple-hotel-search
- aid: rakuten:travel-hotel-detail-search
  name: Rakuten Travel Hotel Detail Search API
  description: 'Returns full hotel detail records including amenities,

    addresses, images, and access information for one or more

    Rakuten Travel hotels by hotel number.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/hotel-detail-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Hotels
  - Details
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/hotel-detail-search
- aid: rakuten:travel-vacant-hotel-search
  name: Rakuten Travel Vacant Hotel Search API
  description: 'Searches for hotels with vacancy for given check-in and

    check-out dates, party composition, and budget filters.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/vacant-hotel-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Hotels
  - Availability
  - Booking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/vacant-hotel-search
- aid: rakuten:travel-get-area-class
  name: Rakuten Travel Area Class API
  description: 'Returns Rakuten Travel''s hierarchical Japanese area

    classification (prefecture / region / detail), used to scope

    hotel searches and build location filters.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/get-area-class
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Areas
  - Japan
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/get-area-class
- aid: rakuten:travel-keyword-hotel-search
  name: Rakuten Travel Keyword Hotel Search API
  description: 'Full-text keyword search across Rakuten Travel hotel

    inventory, with filters for area, price, and rating.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/keyword-hotel-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Hotels
  - Keyword
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/keyword-hotel-search
- aid: rakuten:travel-hotel-chain-list
  name: Rakuten Travel Hotel Chain List API
  description: 'Returns the list of hotel chains available on Rakuten Travel,

    used to scope searches to a specific brand.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/get-hotel-chain-list
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Chains
  - Brands
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/get-hotel-chain-list
- aid: rakuten:travel-hotel-ranking
  name: Rakuten Travel Hotel Ranking API
  description: 'Returns top-ranked Rakuten Travel hotels by area and category

    for trend, bestseller, and recommendation displays.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/hotel-ranking
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Travel
  - Hotels
  - Ranking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/hotel-ranking
- aid: rakuten:recipe-category-list
  name: Rakuten Recipe Category List API
  description: 'Returns the Rakuten Recipe category hierarchy (large, medium,

    small) used for browse navigation of user-submitted Japanese

    recipes.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/recipe-category-list
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Recipes
  - Categories
  - Food
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/recipe-category-list
- aid: rakuten:recipe-category-ranking
  name: Rakuten Recipe Category Ranking API
  description: 'Returns top-ranked recipes within a Rakuten Recipe category,

    with images, ingredients, and recipe URLs.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/recipe-category-ranking
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Recipes
  - Ranking
  - Food
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/recipe-category-ranking
- aid: rakuten:gora-golf-course-search
  name: Rakuten GORA Golf Course Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten GORA Japanese golf courses by name, area, and

    facility attributes.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/gora-golf-course-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Golf
  - GORA
  - Japan
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/gora-golf-course-search
- aid: rakuten:gora-golf-course-detail
  name: Rakuten GORA Golf Course Detail API
  description: 'Returns full golf course detail records on Rakuten GORA

    including holes, yardage, fees, access, and amenities.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/gora-golf-course-detail
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Golf
  - GORA
  - Course Details
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/gora-golf-course-detail
- aid: rakuten:gora-plan-search
  name: Rakuten GORA Golf Plan Search API
  description: 'Search Rakuten GORA tee-time plans by course, date, party

    size, and budget — used to surface bookable golf rounds.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/gora-plan-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Golf
  - GORA
  - Tee Times
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/gora-plan-search
- aid: rakuten:rakuten-pay
  name: Rakuten Pay Merchant API
  description: 'Rakuten Pay is Rakuten''s e-money / QR payment service for

    Japan, integrated by merchants directly or via PSPs. The

    merchant API handles order creation, payment authorization,

    capture, refunds, and reconciliation for in-store QR and

    online checkout flows.

    '
  humanURL: https://pay.rakuten.co.jp/business/
  baseURL: https://api.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Payments
  - QR
  - Japan
  - Merchant
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://pay.rakuten.co.jp/business/
- aid: rakuten:rms
  name: Rakuten RMS (Merchant Server) API
  description: 'RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server) is the operational API for

    Rakuten Ichiba sellers, covering item management, order

    management, shipping, inventory, and customer messaging.

    Access is restricted to approved Ichiba shop owners and

    partner ERP / OMS vendors.

    '
  humanURL: https://webservice.rms.rakuten.co.jp/
  baseURL: https://api.rms.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Merchant
  - Ichiba
  - Orders
  - Inventory
  - ERP
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://webservice.rms.rakuten.co.jp/
- aid: rakuten:rakuten-ichibagt-api
  name: Rakuten Ichibagt API
  description: The Ichibagt API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibagt.
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Ichibagt
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rakuten-ichibagt-api-openapi.yml
- aid: rakuten:rakuten-ichibams-api
  name: Rakuten Ichibams API
  description: The Ichibams API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibams.
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Ichibams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rakuten-ichibams-api-openapi.yml
- aid: rakuten:rakuten-ichibaranking-api
  name: Rakuten Ichibaranking API
  description: The Ichibaranking API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibaranking.
  humanURL: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation/ichiba-item-search
  baseURL: https://app.rakuten.co.jp
  tags:
  - Ichibaranking
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rakuten-ichibaranking-api-openapi.yml
features:
- name: Rakuten Web Services
  description: Public RWS APIs cover Ichiba, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo, and GORA — all under a single Rakuten application
    ID.
- name: Long-Lived Public API Platform
  description: RWS has been one of Japan's longest-running public commerce APIs and remains widely used by Japanese developers
    and academic projects.
- name: Japan-Specific Datasets
  description: Hotel area classifications, Japanese recipe taxonomies, and Japanese golf course databases are unique to Rakuten's
    ecosystem.
- name: Merchant Operations via RMS
  description: Ichiba sellers and partner OMS / ERP vendors integrate operations through the restricted-access RMS API surface.
- name: Rakuten Pay
  description: QR and online payment acceptance for Japanese merchants through the Rakuten Pay merchant program.
useCases:
- name: Price Comparison
  description: Build Japanese price-comparison and product-discovery apps on top of Ichiba and Books search APIs.
- name: Travel Booking
  description: Display Rakuten Travel hotel inventory in third-party travel apps and meta-search engines.
- name: Recipe Discovery
  description: Power recipe and cooking apps with Japanese user-submitted Rakuten Recipe data.
- name: Golf Reservations
  description: Surface Rakuten GORA tee-time inventory in sports and lifestyle apps.
- name: Marketplace Operations
  description: Ichiba sellers manage products, orders, and fulfillment via RMS through ERP and OMS partners.
integrations:
- name: Rakuten Ichiba
- name: Rakuten Books
- name: Rakuten Kobo
- name: Rakuten Travel
- name: Rakuten Recipe
- name: Rakuten GORA
- name: Rakuten Pay
- name: Rakuten Card
- name: Rakuten Mobile
- name: Rakuten Advertising
authentication:
- type: APIKey
  description: Rakuten Web Services authenticate with a free application ID issued from the RWS developer console.
- type: OAuth2
  description: Rakuten Pay and RMS partner integrations use OAuth 2.0 with merchant-issued credentials.
- type: AccessToken
  description: RMS endpoints require a per-shop service-secret access token issued through the Ichiba RMS portal.
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/rakuten-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rakuten-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rakuten-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/
- type: ConsumerWebsite
  url: https://www.rakuten.co.jp/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation
- type: APIList
  url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/documentation
- type: Signup
  url: https://webservice.rakuten.co.jp/app/create
- type: RMS
  url: https://webservice.rms.rakuten.co.jp/
- type: RakutenPay
  url: https://pay.rakuten.co.jp/business/
- type: InvestorRelations
  url: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/
- type: News
  url: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/
- type: Sustainability
  url: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/sustainability/
- type: Careers
  url: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/careers/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/rakutentech
- type: TechBlog
  url: https://engineering.rakuten.today/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rakuten/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com