Rye

Rye is agentic commerce infrastructure - a Universal Checkout API that turns any product URL into a completed order without redirecting the shopper. Developers pass a product URL and buyer details and receive price, tax, shipping and delivery estimates, then confirm with a tokenized payment method (Stripe, Basis Theory, pre-funded drawdown balance, or x402/USDC) to place the order across thousands of merchants including Shopify stores and Amazon. Rye combines AI browser automation with fraud-mitigation and caches successful flows as deterministic workflows, advertising 90%+ order reliability, sub-35s offer resolution, and 99.9% uptime. The platform ships official TypeScript, Python, and Java SDKs, HMAC-signed webhooks, a staging sandbox with test products and simulated shipment/return helpers, Rewards UI React components, and a returns/refunds lifecycle. Rye is an a16z portfolio company.

Rye publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Betas API, Billing API, Brands API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Company, Commerce, E-Commerce, Checkout, and Payments.

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

Rye’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 34 more developer resources.

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64.1/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-06 · rubric v0.19.0

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Company Commerce E-Commerce Checkout Payments Agentic Commerce AI AgentsUniversal CheckoutShopping

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-06 · rubric v0.19.0

Composite quality — 64.1/100 · strong

Contract Quality 13.8 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 13.3 / 17

Access Clarity 6.7 / 17

Operational Transparency 10.2 / 11

Contract Governance 0.5 / 10

Discoverability 6.5 / 9

Regulatory Posture 9.1 / 15

Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 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

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Payments regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 85 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 15. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 85% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 13

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

Open Collections 14

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

SignUp

Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

X-MCPServerCandidate

LLMsTxt

WellKnown

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conventions

Components

DataModel

Webhooks

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Build 6

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

Postman

Packages

SDKs

DeclineCodes

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

Authentication

SecurityTxt

Compliance

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

Security

Security

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

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Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

StatusPage

Deprecation

RateLimits

ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

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)

aid: rye
name: Rye
description: Rye is agentic commerce infrastructure - a Universal Checkout API that turns any product URL into a completed
  order without redirecting the shopper. Developers pass a product URL and buyer details and receive price, tax, shipping
  and delivery estimates, then confirm with a tokenized payment method (Stripe, Basis Theory, pre-funded drawdown balance,
  or x402/USDC) to place the order across thousands of merchants including Shopify stores and Amazon. Rye combines AI browser
  automation with fraud-mitigation and caches successful flows as deterministic workflows, advertising 90%+ order reliability,
  sub-35s offer resolution, and 99.9% uptime. The platform ships official TypeScript, Python, and Java SDKs, HMAC-signed webhooks,
  a staging sandbox with test products and simulated shipment/return helpers, Rewards UI React components, and a returns/refunds
  lifecycle. Rye is an a16z portfolio company.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rye/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - rate-limits
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://rye.com/favicon.ico
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Commerce
- E-Commerce
- Checkout
- Payments
- Agentic Commerce
- AI Agents
- Universal Checkout
- Shopping
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: rye:rye-betas-api
  name: Rye Betas API
  description: The Betas API from Rye — 1 operation(s) for betas.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Betas
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-betas-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-billing-api
  name: Rye Billing API
  description: The Billing API from Rye — 6 operation(s) for billing.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Billing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-billing-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-brands-api
  name: Rye Brands API
  description: The Brands API from Rye — 1 operation(s) for brands.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Brands
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-brands-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-checkout-intents-api
  name: Rye Checkout Intents API
  description: The Checkout Intents API from Rye — 6 operation(s) for checkout intents.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Checkout Intents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-checkout-intents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-commissions-api
  name: Rye Commissions API
  description: The Commissions API from Rye — 2 operation(s) for commissions.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Commissions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-commissions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-events-api
  name: Rye Events API
  description: The Events API from Rye — 3 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-merchant-connectors-api
  name: Rye Merchant Connectors API
  description: The Merchant Connectors API from Rye — 1 operation(s) for merchant connectors.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Merchant Connectors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-merchant-connectors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-orders-api
  name: Rye Orders API
  description: The Orders API from Rye — 3 operation(s) for orders.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Order
  tags_raw:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-payment-gateways-api
  name: Rye Payment Gateways API
  description: The Payment Gateways API from Rye — 1 operation(s) for payment gateways.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Payment Gateways
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-payment-gateways-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-products-api
  name: Rye Products API
  description: The Products API from Rye — 4 operation(s) for products.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Product
  tags_raw:
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-returns-api
  name: Rye Returns API
  description: The Returns API from Rye — 2 operation(s) for returns.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Returns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-returns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-shipments-api
  name: Rye Shipments API
  description: The Shipments API from Rye — 2 operation(s) for shipments.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Shipments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-shipments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- aid: rye:rye-test-helpers-api
  name: Rye Test Helpers API
  description: The Test Helpers API from Rye — 6 operation(s) for test helpers.
  humanURL: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.rye.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Test Helpers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rye-test-helpers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/rye-checkout-intents-overlay.yaml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/rye/overview
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://rye.com/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/introduction
- type: APIReference
  url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2-experimental/api-reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/example-flows/simple-checkout
- type: Support
  url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/support
- type: Blog
  url: https://rye.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/rye-com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://rye.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://console.rye.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://rye.com/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://rye.com/privacy-policy
- type: Postman
  url: https://app.getpostman.com/run-collection/41015610-24cc0f8a-4b7f-4aa2-9f52-8d7ba30a67b7
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://ryestatus.com
- type: TrustCenter
  url: https://trust.rye.com/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rye-authentication.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/rye-agentic-access.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/rye-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/rye-packages.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/rye-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/rye-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/rye-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/rye-security.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/rye-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: security/rye-trust-center.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/rye-problem-types.yml
- type: DeclineCodes
  url: errors/rye-decline-codes.yml
- type: Lifecycle
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- type: Deprecation
  url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/migrate-from-v1
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/rye-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://rye.com/docs/api-v2/security
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rye-domain-security.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/rye-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/rye-rate-limits.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/rye-changelog.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/rye-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/rye-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/rye-sandbox.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/rye-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 27
  pass: local-v1

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