TradeDepot

TradeDepot is a Lagos-based B2B commerce and distribution platform that connects consumer-goods brands and distributors with neighborhood retailers across Africa. Its ShopTopUp platform lets small retailers order and pay for inventory, and its first-party developer surface is a set of ShopTopUp "Agent/Shop Checkout" mobile SDKs (Android, React Native, Cordova) published under github.com/tradedepot and npm, initialized with partner API keys. TradeDepot publishes no public REST API, developer portal, or API documentation. Backed by Partech.

TradeDepot is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Applicative Saas, B2B Commerce, Retail Distribution, and FMCG.

TradeDepot’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, and 8 more developer resources.

15.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 10/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
0 APIs
CompanyApplicative SaasB2B CommerceRetail DistributionFMCGEcommerceMobile SDKsAfricaNigeria

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 15.6/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 10/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 2

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

Tradedepot Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: tradedepot
name: TradeDepot
description: TradeDepot is a Lagos-based B2B commerce and distribution platform that connects consumer-goods brands and distributors
  with neighborhood retailers across Africa. Its ShopTopUp platform lets small retailers order and pay for inventory, and
  its first-party developer surface is a set of ShopTopUp "Agent/Shop Checkout" mobile SDKs (Android, React Native, Cordova)
  published under github.com/tradedepot and npm, initialized with partner API keys. TradeDepot publishes no public REST API,
  developer portal, or API documentation. Backed by Partech.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tradedepot/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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
image: https://www.tradedepot.co/logo512.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- partech
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 5
  pass: local-v1
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Applicative Saas
- B2B Commerce
- Retail Distribution
- FMCG
- Ecommerce
- Mobile SDKs
- Africa
- Nigeria
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.tradedepot.co/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/tradedepot
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.tradedepot.co/blog
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.tradedepot.co/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.tradedepot.co/privacy
- type: Packages
  url: packages/tradedepot-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/tradedepot-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/tradedepot-authentication.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/tradedepot-llms.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tradedepot-domain-security.yml