Tock
Tock is a Chicago-founded reservation, ticketed events, takeout, and delivery management platform for restaurants, wineries, and hospitality venues. Founded in 2014 by Nick Kokonas, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Grant Achatz to support prepaid and ticketed dining (originated at Alinea Group), Tock pioneered the prepaid reservation model and expanded into takeout, wine delivery, and experience ticketing through the pandemic. Squarespace acquired Tock for approximately $400 million in 2021, then sold it to American Express in June 2024 as part of Amex's strategy to deepen its dining and premium-experience footprint. Tock is operated as an Amex-owned property today and continues to serve restaurants globally through exploretock.com. Tock publishes API documentation and data-model specifications at api.exploretock.com covering its Reservation and Guest data models. Programmatic access is delivered through a Data Exports API (twice-daily reservation and guest exports), a Guest Profile Ingest API (create/update of basic guest information), and a real-time Reservation Webhook. API and webhook access is an entitlement of the Premium and Premium Unlimited plans; partners request an API key by emailing integrate@tockhq.com from a Tock Dashboard Account Owner. There is no self-serve developer signup; deeper POS, CRM, marketing, loyalty, and ticketing integrations are coordinated through Tock's partnerships team.
Tock publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Reservation API and Guest API. Tagged areas include Hospitality, Reservations, Restaurants, Wineries, and Ticketed Events.
The Tock catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Tock’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, support, engineering blog, and 14 more developer resources.
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APIs 2
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Tock Reservation API
Reservation data model and delivery surface published at api.exploretock.com. Reservation records (bookings, ticketed experiences, takeout/delivery orders, parties, pricing, pay...
Tock Guest API
Guest (CRM) data model and ingest surface published at api.exploretock.com. Guest profiles capture contact details, dietary restrictions and preferences, tags, per-business and ...
Open Collections 2
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Tock Guest Model
OPEN COLLECTIONTock Reservation Model
OPEN COLLECTIONPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Tock Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Tock Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Tock Finops
FINOPSFeatures 6
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Reservations
Online booking, waitlist, and prepaid/deposit reservations for restaurants and hospitality venues, originally modeled on Alinea Group's prepaid dining workflow.
Ticketed Experiences
Sell tickets for chef's tables, tastings, wine dinners, and one-off events with prepayment, refund rules, and tiered pricing per seating or experience.
Takeout and Delivery
Direct online ordering for pickup and delivery, including wine and retail product sales, with venue-controlled menus and fulfillment windows.
Marketplace Discovery
Diner-facing exploretock.com marketplace that distributes inventory and ticketed experiences across a global network of restaurants and wineries.
Guest CRM
Unified guest profiles capturing reservation history, spend, preferences, allergies, and notes for staff personalization and remarketing.
Operations and Floor Management
Table management, host and server tooling, prep sheets, and shift-level reporting for in-venue operations.
Semantic Vocabularies 2
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Tock Guest Profile Context
JSON-LDTock Reservation Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Tock API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 51
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
tockAddress
JSON SCHEMAtockAuditedNote
JSON SCHEMAtockBusinessGroupGuestProfile
JSON SCHEMAtockBusinessGroupSpend
JSON SCHEMAtockBusinessGuestProfile
JSON SCHEMAtockBusiness
JSON SCHEMAtockBusinessSpend
JSON SCHEMAtockDay
JSON SCHEMAtockDayType
JSON SCHEMAtockExternalIntegrationAttribute
JSON SCHEMAtockGetGuestResponse
JSON SCHEMAtockGuestProfile
JSON SCHEMAtockImportedGuestProfile
JSON SCHEMAtockLink
JSON SCHEMAtockLinkType
JSON SCHEMAtockNoteType
JSON SCHEMAtockOptInSource
JSON SCHEMAtockPatron
JSON SCHEMAtockPhone
JSON SCHEMAtockPhoneType
JSON SCHEMAtockBusiness
JSON SCHEMAtockDiscountDiscountType
JSON SCHEMAtockDiscount
JSON SCHEMAtockExperienceVariety
JSON SCHEMAtockGetReservationResponse
JSON SCHEMAtockGiftCardProviderType
JSON SCHEMAtockGiftCard
JSON SCHEMAtockKeyValue
JSON SCHEMAtockLoyaltyProgramProviderType
JSON SCHEMAtockLoyaltyProgram
JSON SCHEMAtockNoteNoteType
JSON SCHEMAtockNote
JSON SCHEMAtockPartyState
JSON SCHEMAtockPatron
JSON SCHEMAtockPaymentType
JSON SCHEMAtockPayout
JSON SCHEMAtockPurchasedCustomCharge
JSON SCHEMAtockPurchasedExperience
JSON SCHEMAtockPurchasedFee
JSON SCHEMAtockPurchasedOption
JSON SCHEMAtockQuestion
JSON SCHEMAtockRating
JSON SCHEMAtockRatingType
JSON SCHEMAtockRefundRefundStatus
JSON SCHEMAtockRefund
JSON SCHEMAtockReservation
JSON SCHEMAtockSeatingOption
JSON SCHEMAtockTable
JSON SCHEMAtockTockPayment
JSON SCHEMAtockVisitFeedback
JSON SCHEMAtockVisitTag
JSON SCHEMAScroll for all 51
JSON Structure 51
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Guest Profile Address Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Audited Note Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Business Group Guest Profile Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Business Group Spend Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Business Guest Profile Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Business Spend Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Business Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Day Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Day Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile External Integration Attribute Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Get Guest Response Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Guest Profile Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Imported Guest Profile Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Link Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Link Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Note Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Opt In Source Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Patron Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Phone Structure
JSON STRUCTUREGuest Profile Phone Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Business Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Discount Discount Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Discount Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Experience Variety Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Get Reservation Response Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Gift Card Provider Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Gift Card Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Key Value Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Loyalty Program Provider Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Loyalty Program Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Note Note Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Note Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Party State Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Patron Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Payment Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Payout Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Purchased Custom Charge Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Purchased Experience Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Purchased Fee Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Purchased Option Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Question Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Rating Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Rating Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Refund Refund Status Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Refund Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Reservation Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Seating Option Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Table Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Tock Payment Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Visit Feedback Structure
JSON STRUCTUREReservation Visit Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREScroll for all 51
Examples 36
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Guest Profile Day Example
EXAMPLEGuest Profile Link Example
EXAMPLEGuest Profile Patron Example
EXAMPLEGuest Profile Phone Example
EXAMPLEReservation Business Example
EXAMPLEReservation Discount Example
EXAMPLEReservation Note Example
EXAMPLEReservation Patron Example
EXAMPLEReservation Payout Example
EXAMPLEReservation Question Example
EXAMPLEReservation Refund Example
EXAMPLEReservation Table Example
EXAMPLEScroll for all 36
Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Use Cases 5
What developers build with this provider.
Fine Dining Reservations
Prepaid and deposit-backed reservations for tasting menus and high-demand seatings, reducing no-shows and stabilizing per-cover revenue.
Wine Country and Tasting Rooms
Ticketed tasting flights, tours, and member experiences for wineries and vineyards with capacity and SKU constraints.
Chef Events and Pop-Ups
Ticketed dinners, collaborations, and limited-run events where prepayment and assigned seating are essential.
Takeout and Wine Delivery
Direct-to-consumer pickup, delivery, and retail wine sales launched and expanded during and after the pandemic.
American Express Dining Benefits
Surfacing curated dining and experience inventory to Amex cardmembers as part of Amex's premium-experience portfolio.
Integrations 5
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Point of Sale (POS)
Bi-directional sync with restaurant POS systems for checks, payments, and guest spend; delivered through the contractual Partner API.
CRM and Marketing
Push guest profiles and reservation events into CRM, loyalty, and email/SMS marketing systems via Partner API.
Payments
Integrated card capture and prepayment processing for deposits, tickets, and order payments.
American Express
Owned by American Express since June 2024; integrated with Amex dining benefits, cardmember experiences, and Resy coordination at the parent level.
Squarespace (historical)
Tock was a Squarespace subsidiary from 2021 to mid-2024; some legacy billing and account artifacts may still surface via Squarespace channels for long-tenured customers.
Solutions 4
Packaged solutions this provider offers.
Restaurants
Reservations, ticketing, takeout, delivery, and guest CRM for independent and group restaurants.
Wineries
Tastings, tours, club experiences, and on-site retail tooling for wineries and vineyards.
Hotels and Resorts
Dining and experience reservations for on-property restaurants, bars, and signature experiences inside hotels and resorts.
Bars and Lounges
Reservations, ticketed experiences, and walk-in waitlist management for high-demand bar and lounge concepts.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Design & Contract 1
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 2
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 4
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 4
The organization behind the API
Other 2
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type