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Whiplash (now Ryder E-commerce by Whiplash) is an order-fulfillment and third-party logistics (3PL) platform for direct-to-consumer and ecommerce brands. It runs a network of fulfillment centers offering pick-pack-ship, warehousing, inventory management, kitting, omnichannel order routing, and returns processing. The company exposes the Rydership V2 REST API (formerly the Whiplash API) so merchants and platforms can programmatically manage items, orders, order items, shipments (ship notices), consumer returns, customers, documents, and webhook notification subscriptions across the fulfillment lifecycle. Whiplash was founded in 2011, backed by 500 Global, and acquired by Ryder System in 2021.
Whiplash Merchandising publishes 21 APIs on the APIs.io network, including bundle_items API, consumer_returns API, customers API, and 18 more. Tagged areas include Company, Fulfillment, Logistics, E-Commerce, and Shipping.
The Whiplash Merchandising catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.
Whiplash Merchandising’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, support, pricing, authentication, and 24 more developer resources.
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aid: whiplash-merchandising
name: Whiplash Merchandising
description: Whiplash (now Ryder E-commerce by Whiplash) is an order-fulfillment and third-party logistics (3PL) platform
for direct-to-consumer and ecommerce brands. It runs a network of fulfillment centers offering pick-pack-ship, warehousing,
inventory management, kitting, omnichannel order routing, and returns processing. The company exposes the Rydership V2 REST
API (formerly the Whiplash API) so merchants and platforms can programmatically manage items, orders, order items, shipments
(ship notices), consumer returns, customers, documents, and webhook notification subscriptions across the fulfillment lifecycle.
Whiplash was founded in 2011, backed by 500 Global, and acquired by Ryder System in 2021.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/whiplash-merchandising/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
model: saas
open_source: false
commercial: true
callable_host: false
label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
confidence: medium
source:
- openapi
- pricing
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
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: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
image: https://wl-s3-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/rydership/RyderShip-horizontal-safe-padding.svg
tags:
- Company
- Fulfillment
- Logistics
- E-Commerce
- Shipping
- Warehousing
- Inventory
- 3PL
- Order Management
- Returns
- Supply Chain
tags_raw:
- Company
- Fulfillment
- Logistics
- Ecommerce
- Shipping
- Warehousing
- Inventory
- 3PL
- Order Management
- Returns
- Supply Chain
apis:
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-bundle-items-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising bundle_items API
description: Bundle Items are components that make up a bundle, defining the quantity and relationship of items within product
bundles.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Bundle Items
tags_raw:
- bundle_items
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-bundle-items-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-consumer-returns-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising consumer_returns API
description: A ConsumerReturn represents goods coming back from an end consumer. It is a special form of Shipnotice, and
is processed in much the same way.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Consumer Returns
tags_raw:
- consumer_returns
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-consumer-returns-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-customers-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising customers API
description: Customers are Whiplash clients, not the End Consumer. Most Whiplash resources are owned by a Customer (or belong
to resources that are).
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Customers
tags_raw:
- customers
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-customers-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-documents-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising documents API
description: Documents are imported files and exported reports. We store a record in your account of every file you import,
as well as every report you've run, so they're easy to search and access.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Documents
tags_raw:
- documents
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-documents-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-items-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising items API
description: 'Items are probably the most fundamental entity in the Whiplash system. An item is simply a ''shippable unit''.
So, it''s not a Whiplash T-Shirt; it''s a Small Whiplash T-Shirt, for instance.
Most commerce platforms model Products. Typically, however, a Product (e.g. a T-Shirt) has variations (named variously,
Variants, ProductOptions, OptionSets, etc). An Item maps to the Variant/Option, not the Product.'
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Item
tags_raw:
- items
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-items-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-load-scacs-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising load_scacs API
description: The load_scacs API from Whiplash Merchandising — 2 operation(s) for load_scacs.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags: []
tags_raw:
- load_scacs
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-load-scacs-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-notification-events-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising notification_events API
description: System event definitions for notifications.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Notification Events
tags_raw:
- notification_events
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-notification-events-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-notification-subscriptions-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising notification_subscriptions API
description: User notification preferences and subscriptions.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Notification Subscriptions
tags_raw:
- notification_subscriptions
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-notification-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-order-documents-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising order_documents API
description: Order-related documentation and paperwork.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags: []
tags_raw:
- order_documents
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-order-documents-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-order-items-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising order_items API
description: An OrderItem represents an Item with a quantity in an Order.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Order Items
tags_raw:
- order_items
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-order-items-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-order-totes-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising order_totes API
description: Order picking container management.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags: []
tags_raw:
- order_totes
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-order-totes-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-orders-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising orders API
description: 'Orders are end consumer requests for Items. An Order is comprised of OrderItems.
Orders represent outgoing stock.'
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Order
tags_raw:
- orders
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-orders-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-originators-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising originators API
description: 'Originators are e-commerce, API, or ERP representations of an Item, Order, OrderItem, ConsumerReturn, Shipnotice,
or ShipnoticeItem. They contain your system''s ID and, optionally, details.
You can use your own ID to retrieve, update, and destroy resources directly.'
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- originators
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-originators-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-packages-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising packages API
description: Shipment package details and tracking.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Packages
tags_raw:
- packages
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-packages-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-projects-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising projects API
description: Project management and organization.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Project
tags_raw:
- projects
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-projects-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-scancodes-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising scancodes API
description: Barcode management and processing.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- scancodes
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-scancodes-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-shipnotice-items-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising shipnotice_items API
description: Similar to an OrderItem, ShipnoticeItem represents an Item with a quantity in a Shipnotice. quantity refers
to the quantity expected to arrive, and the quantity actually received is quantity_good.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags: []
tags_raw:
- shipnotice_items
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-shipnotice-items-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-shipnotices-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising shipnotices API
description: 'A Shipnotice is the opposite of an order, and are notifications by the client of inventory that is expected
to arrive at a warehouse.
Shipnotices represent incoming stock.'
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Ship Notices
tags_raw:
- shipnotices
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-shipnotices-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-simulate-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising simulate API
description: (Sandbox Only) Simulate Order and Ship Notice processing, since these are staff-only operations.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- simulate
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-simulate-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-templates-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising templates API
description: Templates allow you to customize packing slips, email confirmations, order inserts, etc.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags:
- Templates
tags_raw:
- templates
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-templates-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- aid: whiplash-merchandising:whiplash-merchandising-wholesale-items-api
name: Whiplash Merchandising wholesale_items API
description: The wholesale_items API from Whiplash Merchandising — 2 operation(s) for wholesale_items.
humanURL: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
baseURL: https://www.getwhiplash.com/api/v2
tags: []
tags_raw:
- wholesale_items
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/whiplash-merchandising-wholesale-items-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: ParentCompany
url: https://apis.io/providers/ryder-system/
name: Ryder System
x-relationship: acquired
x-evidence: Whiplash was founded in 2011, backed by 500 Global, and acquired by Ryder System in 2021.
- type: CapabilityMap
url: capabilities/whiplash-merchandising-capability-edges.yml
name: Whiplash Merchandising Business Capability Map
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/whiplash-merchandising-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
url: https://whiplash.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: APIReference
url: https://developers.getwhiplash.com
- type: Support
url: https://help.whiplash.com/hc/en-us
- type: StatusPage
url: https://status.getwhiplash.com
- type: Login
url: https://www.getwhiplash.com/login
- type: Pricing
url: https://whiplash.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
url: https://www.ryder.com/en-us/privacy-policy
- type: GitHubOrganization
url: https://github.com/whiplashmerch
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/whiplash-merchandising-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthAuthorizationServer
url: well-known/whiplash-merchandising-oauth-authorization-server.json
- type: WellKnown
url: well-known/whiplash-merchandising-well-known.yml
- type: Packages
url: packages/whiplash-merchandising-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
url: packages/whiplash-merchandising-packages.yml
- type: Components
url: components/whiplash-merchandising-components.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
url: mcp/whiplash-merchandising-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/whiplash-merchandising-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
url: overlays/whiplash-merchandising-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/whiplash-merchandising-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
url: errors/whiplash-merchandising-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
url: lifecycle/whiplash-merchandising-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
url: conventions/whiplash-merchandising-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
url: data-model/whiplash-merchandising-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
url: asyncapi/whiplash-merchandising-notifications-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
date: '2026-07-21'
status: enriched
artifacts_added: 21
pass: local-v1
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