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Providers using this tag (1052)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 12 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready

ShopifyCommerceE-CommercePayments3 APIs83.9 Lightspeed CommerceCommercePoint-of-SaleRestaurant2 APIs78.8 AfterShipShippingTrackingE-CommercePost-Purchase7 APIs78.6 DoordashDeliveryLogisticsLast Mile DeliveryOn-Demand14 APIs77.2 SquareBookingLocationSquareRestaurant1 API75.4 Talon.OnePromotionsLoyaltyCouponsIncentives5 APIs74.3 ListrakEmail MarketingSMS MarketingMarketing AutomationCross-Channel18 APIs73.7 MiraklCompanyCommerceE-CommerceMarketplace14 APIs72.5 InstacartGroceryE-CommerceMarketplace5 APIs71.5 SquarespaceCommerceE-CommerceMarketingPayments2 APIs69.9 SallaArabicE-CommerceGCCHeadless Commerce3 APIs68.3 AntavoLoyaltyCustomer LoyaltyRewardsEnterprise18 APIs66.9

Strong 22 Solid coverage with minor gaps

SAP EmarsysMarketing AutomationCustomer EngagementEmail MarketingOmnichannel25 APIs66.0 BazaarvoiceBazaarVoiceCompanyReviewsRatings23 APIs62.8 LengowCompanySoftware-as-a-ServiceE-CommerceMarketplace2 APIs62.1 OptoroReturns ManagementReverse LogisticsSupply Chain34 APIs61.8 HookLogic (Criteo)CompanyCommerceRetail MediaAdvertising1 API61.6 NedapCompanyHealthcareElectronic Health RecordsInteroperability3 APIs61.2 LeafLinkCannabisWholesaleB2B MarketplaceSupply Chain2 APIs61.0 WalmartWalmartCommerceFortune 10027 APIs60.9 CriteoAdvertisingAgent SkillsAnalyticsAudiences6 APIs60.7 GoodyCompanyGiftingGift Cards1 API60.2 SalsifyCompanyProduct Experience ManagementProduct Information ManagementDigital Asset Management3 APIs59.0 ErplyPoint-of-SaleInventoryProduct Information Management4 APIs58.8 CordialCompanyMarketingMarketing AutomationMessaging2 APIs58.2 depopCompanyFashionMarketplaceE-Commerce1 API57.6 makeup.landCosmeticsBeautyE-Commerce2 APIs56.7 BigCommerceE-CommerceCatalogOrder59 APIs56.4 InspectorioSupply ChainQuality ManagementComplianceResponsible Sourcing3 APIs55.7 Perfect CorpBeautySkincareCosmeticsFashion131 APIs55.6 BringgLast Mile DeliveryDelivery OrchestrationFulfillmentLogistics3 APIs55.0 TailorCompanyERPHeadless ERP3 APIs54.8 ChannelEngineCompanyE-CommerceMarketplace IntegrationMulti-Channel Commerce3 APIs54.7 LVTCompanyPhysical SecurityVideo SurveillanceCamera1 API54.7

Developing 74 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close

LiquiDonateReverse LogisticsReturns ManagementDonationsNon-Profit2 APIs54.2 NorthmillBankingPaymentsPoint-of-Sale1 API54.2 Back MarketCompanyE-CommerceMarketplace1 API53.7 Constructor.ioCompanySearchE-CommerceProduct Discovery34 APIs53.4 MonetateCompanyPersonalizationExperience OptimizationA/B Testing6 APIs53.3 RELEX SolutionsSupply ChainDemand PlanningInventory2 APIs53.3 ECI SolutionsAccountingBuilding SupplyBusiness ManagementCRM18 APIs53.2 LoudCrowdCreator MarketingInfluencer MarketingAffiliate MarketingE-Commerce4 APIs53.2 CrowdTwistCompanyLoyaltyCustomer EngagementMarketing2 APIs52.4 Best BuyFortune 100Consumer ElectronicsE-Commerce6 APIs52.0 Ready2orderCompanyPoint-of-SalePayments1 API51.9 SplioMarketing AutomationCustomer Data PlatformLoyaltyCRM3 APIs51.6 Cart.comCompanyE-CommerceOrder Management1 API51.2 OrderfulCompanyEDIElectronic Data InterchangeSupply Chain1 API51.2 Loop ReturnsReturnsE-CommerceRefundsShipping6 APIs51.1 SailthruCompanyEmail MarketingMarketing AutomationPersonalization2 APIs51.1 BlngCompanyJewelryGenerative AIDesign4 APIs50.7 SHOPLINECompanyE-CommerceCommerce3 APIs50.6 YoobicCompanyFrontline OperationsTask Management1 API50.6 ButtonCommerceMobile CommerceAffiliatesAttribution5 APIs50.5 QuinyxWorkforce ManagementSchedulingHuman ResourcesTime Tracking3 APIs50.4 ShoplazzaCompanyEnterpriseE-CommerceOnline Store1 API50.3 1WorldSyncCompanyProduct ContentGDSNData Syndication1 API50.2 WoowUpCompanyCRMLoyaltyCustomer Data2 APIs50.2 NabisCannabisDistributionWholesaleMarketplace3 APIs50.0 ChannableCompanyApplicative SaasFeed ManagementMarketplace1 API49.5 FireworkCompanyConsumerVideo CommerceShoppable Video1 API49.5 AmperityCompanyEnterpriseCustomer Data PlatformCDP2 APIs49.4 BluecoreCompanyMarketingCustomer Data Platform3 APIs48.8 DepictCompanyE-CommerceMerchandisingProduct Recommendations3 APIs48.2 Oracle RetailMerchandisingOrder ManagementPricing2 APIs48.0 PowerReviewsE-CommerceRatings and ReviewsUser Generated Content4 APIs47.5 CJ AffiliateAffiliate MarketingAffiliate NetworkCommissionsProduct Search1 API47.1 VTEXCommerceE-CommerceMarketplace44 APIs47.1 Smarter SortingCompanyProduct DataRegulatory ComplianceHazardous Waste2 APIs46.2 RithumCommerceDropshipMarketplaceE-Commerce1 API46.1 BrandtrackCompanyMusicBackground MusicAudio1 API46.0 MinuboCompanyE-CommerceBusiness IntelligenceAnalytics1 API46.0 DemandwareCompanyCommerceE-Commerce2 APIs45.8 Columbia SportswearApparelB2BConsumer ManagementContent Management2 APIs45.5 BJ's Wholesale ClubE-CommerceMembershipWholesale1 API45.3 BestPrice Agent CommerceShoppingPrice ComparisonE-Commerce1 API45.1 SkimBitCompanyAffiliate MarketingContent MonetizationCommerce3 APIs44.2 TreezCannabisPoint-of-SaleDispensary13 APIs44.2 SAP Commerce CloudB2BConsumerCommerceCustomer Experience5 APIs44.0 NewstoreCompanyOmnichannelOrder Management1 API43.9 WishCompanyE-CommerceMarketplace1 API43.8 GopuffQuick CommerceInstant DeliveryLast Mile DeliveryGrocery1 API43.5 AnkorstoreCompanyWholesaleMarketplace3 APIs43.2 Session AICompanyArtificial IntelligenceE-Commerce2 APIs43.2 HappyOrNotCompanyEnterpriseCustomer ExperienceCustomer Feedback1 API43.1 Advance Auto PartsAutomotiveE-CommerceParts Catalog2 APIs43.0 BroadlumeCompanyFlooringMarketing1 API43.0 ChargeAfterFinancial ServicesPaymentsLendingBuy Now Pay Later26 APIs42.9 KrogerGroceriesGrocery RetailE-Commerce14 APIs42.9 ShoppableCompanyCommerceE-CommerceCheckout1 API42.9 AmborasCompanyE-CommerceArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AI1 API42.7 fabricCommerceComposable CommerceHeadless CommerceE-Commerce16 APIs42.7 Ecwid by LightspeedE-CommerceOnline StoreStorefront1 API42.2 ShopMyCompanyCommerceCreator EconomyCreator Commerce1 API42.2 CRM BonusCompanyLoyaltyCashback2 APIs42.0 Diebold NixdorfBankingATMSelf-Service9 APIs41.4 Soundtrack Your BrandCompanyMusicMusic StreamingBackground Music1 API41.4 BooticE-CommerceMarketplaceChilePlatform1 API41.0 Google Content API for ShoppingE-CommerceGoogle ShoppingMerchant CenterProduct Listings1 API41.0 handyCompanyHome ServicesMarketplaceCleaning1 API40.8 True FitCompanyFit and SizingApparelFootwear2 APIs40.6 ExtendCompanyConsumerProduct ProtectionExtended Warranty1 API40.5 CanalCompanyE-CommerceDropshippingMarketplace1 API40.4 CheckmateCompanyConsumerCommerceE-Commerce1 API40.3 MODIVOCompanyConsumerFashionE-Commerce4 APIs40.3 Lily AICompanyE-CommerceArtificial Intelligence2 APIs40.0 EZRCompanyEnterpriseSCRMCRM2 APIs39.8 Nuvemshop TiendanubeCompanyE-CommerceOnline Store1 API39.3

Thin 131 Limited public surface area

Emerging 300 Early or largely undocumented

Minimal 509 Almost no public developer surface

Unrated 4 Not yet scored

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APIs with this tag (81)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 3 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready

Lightspeed Retail R-Series APIREST API for Lightspeed Retail R-Series (formerly Vend) providing access to sales, inventory, customers, pr...78.8 Instacart Shopping WidgetsInstacart Shopping Widgets are front-end web components that retailers can embed into their websites to add...71.5 Avalara Tax Content for Retail Configuration APIThe Avalara Tax Content for Retail Configuration API automates tax content delivery for brick-and-mortar bu...70.9

Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps

Nedap Retail iD Cloud APIThe API for iD Cloud, Nedap's RFID item-level inventory platform for unified commerce, used to integrate st...61.2 SAP Commerce Cloud APIE-commerce APIs for product catalog, cart, checkout, and order management.55.4 BuiltWith Product APIThe Product API from BuiltWith — 1 operation(s) for product.54.9

Developing 19 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close

INRIX Trade Area Trips APIAggregated, anonymized trip origin-destination counts into and out of a defined trade area or location poly...50.1 INRIX Visits Analytics APIAnonymized visit counts and dwell analytics for points of interest and custom polygons, derived from INRIX ...50.1 ERCOT MarkeTrak APISOAP API over MarkeTrak, ERCOT's retail-market issue tracking system, supporting QueryList, QueryDetail, Up...49.1 ERCOT Retail APISOAP web service supporting Texas Standard Electronic Transactions (TX SET) between ERCOT, Transmission and...49.1 Dynamics 365 Commerce APIAPI for managing e-commerce operations, retail stores, omnichannel commerce, and customer experiences.48.2 Oracle Retail Integration Cloud Service APIOracle Retail Integration Cloud Service (RIB and BDI) provides messaging and bulk data integration APIs con...48.0 Oracle Retail Pricing Cloud Service APIOracle Retail Pricing Cloud Service provides REST APIs for regular price management, promotional pricing, c...48.0 Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service APIOracle Retail Xstore Point of Service provides APIs for store operations including transactions, inventory ...48.0 ClearBank Retail APIThe Retail API from ClearBank — 2 operation(s) for retail.47.5 Aramark Retail APILocation level data for retail items sold46.5 Columbia Sportswear Digital Developer PortalColumbia Sportswear's partner-facing API platform, hosted on Microsoft Azure API Management. The portal at ...45.5 Cable Retail APIThe retail API from Cable — 8 operation(s) for retail.43.4 HAYLOU Commerce (UCP/MCP)The HAYLOU brand storefront exposes an agent-facing commerce surface over the Universal Commerce Protocol, ...42.7 MODIVO Marketplace Seller API (Mirakl)MODIVO's third-party marketplace runs on a Mirakl tenant at modivo.mirakl.net. Sellers automate offers, sto...40.3 MODIVO Storefront GraphQL APIThe GraphQL endpoint that powers the MODIVO storefront and mobile applications, exposed at https://modivo.p...40.3 Deliveroo Catalogue APIThe Deliveroo Catalogue API is part of the Retail Platform Suite and manages master grocery catalogues of u...40.2 Deliveroo Picking APIThe Deliveroo Picking API supports the Retail Platform Suite picking flow, letting grocery operators proces...40.2 EZR KOS Open PlatformThe KOS (Key Opinion Sales) open platform — EZR's separate integration surface for guide/associate-led soci...39.8 EZR Open PlatformThe EZR 开放平台 integration surface — 236 documented interfaces across 11 business domains (base data, member ...39.8

Thin 20 Limited public surface area

Bread SplitPay APISplitPay is a short-term financing alternative for retail merchants, enabling customers to split purchases ...38.1 Walgreens Photo Prints APIEnables developers to offer photo printing services at 8,000+ Walgreens and Duane Reade stores for same-day...37.7 Casey's ItemApiItem Master (Pricebook) API. Returns up-to-date item data for a store, related items by UPC, and an unbuffe...37.5 Casey's StoreApiThe Store API represents key points of information about Casey's stores. Thirty-seven operations cover stor...37.5 Fashion Diffusion Public APIREST API for asynchronous AI fashion generation tasks. Authenticates with a single long-lived bearer API ke...36.8 Aaron's Product CatalogAaron's lease-to-own product catalog covering furniture (bedroom, living room, dining), electronics (TVs, l...36.0 Target Partner APITarget's partner API program enables technology vendors, affiliates, and supply chain partners to integrate...34.4 Target Redsky APIRedsky is Target's internal aggregation API platform that converts GraphQL queries into client-managed REST...34.4 Staples Product Catalog APIThe Staples Product Catalog API provides programmatic access to Staples' office supply catalog including pr...33.4 Blue Yonder Demand Planning APIThe Blue Yonder Demand Planning API enables access to demand forecasting models, statistical baselines, and...33.3 Shop ICON Storefront APIAnonymous, read-only JSON access to the Shop ICON merchandise storefront at store.iconaircraft.com — produc...33.2 Ace Hardware Retail CommerceAce Hardware's online retail platform at acehardware.com offers customers the ability to shop for hardware,...30.3 GrabMart APIThe GrabMart API supports grocery, convenience, and retail merchants integrating with Grab's on-demand mark...29.9 FINESSE Storefront JSON (read-only)Unauthenticated read-only product endpoints that FINESSE documents for agents in its own agents.md: a paged...29.5 FINESSE UCP Commerce MCP APIAgent-facing commerce endpoint implementing the Universal Commerce Protocol (version 2026-04-08, with 2026-...29.5 Swiftly Shopper GraphQL APIThe GraphQL API that backs Swiftly-built retailer mobile apps and websites. Exposes 45 queries and 11 mutat...28.8 True Botanicals Storefront GraphQL (Shopify)The Shopify Storefront GraphQL API as served on True Botanicals' own domain. Introspection and catalog quer...26.8 True Botanicals UCP Agent Commerce (MCP)The Universal Commerce Protocol shopping service True Botanicals serves at its own domain. A POST to /api/u...26.8 Canada Post Find a Post Office APIReturns a list of Canada Post retail post office locations near a given postal code or address, including h...26.3 BrewDog Storefront Product JSONThe unauthenticated, read-only product and collection JSON surface of the brewdog.com Shopify storefront, d...26.2

Emerging 30 Early or largely undocumented

Neck Hangers APIReturns neck-hanger artwork that distributors and retailers attach to bottles for in-store merchandising an...25.9 Shelf Talkers APIProvides point-of-sale shelf-talker artwork keyed to specific products and promotional periods.25.9 Trax Retail Platform APIPartner-facing REST API for the Trax retail intelligence platform: master data (stores, products, regions, ...25.3 Sherwin-Williams Supplier APIThe Sherwin-Williams Supplier API enables B2B partners to integrate supply chain workflows, manage purchase...25.2 home-depot Retail APIRetail operations24.5 WareGoWareGo agent-native content surface. A live, well-formed llms.txt provides a curated sitemap of product, fe...23.7 Centric Brands Owned-Brand Storefront Commerce (UCP / MCP)The agent-facing commerce surface Centric Brands operates across eight of its owned-brand direct-to-consume...23.6 Unsubscribed Commerce (UCP/MCP)The one callable, machine-reachable surface in the American Eagle Outfitters estate: a Universal Commerce P...23.1 Revel Systems APIREST API for the Revel Systems iPad POS platform, covering orders, payments, products, inventory, customers...22.0 Kroger Cart and Checkout APIThe Kroger Cart API allows authenticated customers to add items directly to their Pick 'n Save, Metro Marke...21.2 Kroger Product Catalog APIAs a Kroger subsidiary, Roundy's stores (Pick 'n Save, Metro Market, Mariano's) are accessible through the ...21.2 Kroger Store Locator APIThe Kroger Store Locator API allows developers to find Pick 'n Save, Metro Market, and Mariano's store loca...21.2 Sheetz EDI IntegrationSheetz Distribution Services EDI and API integration capabilities enable suppliers and trading partners to ...20.9 Sheetz Loyalty and Rewards APIThe Sheetz Rewards loyalty platform powered by Ignite Retail Technology provides a unified loyalty engine w...20.9 Autotrader Vehicle Metrics APIProvides supply, demand, and pricing intelligence metrics to help retailers understand market positioning. ...20.1 Weis Markets Loyalty Rewards APIThe Weis Markets Loyalty Rewards API supports the Weis Rewards program, enabling digital loyalty card manag...19.2 Weis Markets Vendor Integration APIThe Weis Markets Vendor Integration API enables supplier and vendor partners to exchange purchase orders, i...19.2 Skechers E-Commerce APISkechers operates a direct-to-consumer digital commerce platform at skechers.com that enables online shoppi...18.3 Skechers Plus Loyalty APIThe Skechers Plus loyalty program enables customers to earn and redeem points across all purchase channels ...18.3 Skechers Store Locator APISkechers operates over 4,700 retail stores globally across company-owned, franchise, and licensed formats. ...18.3 Sealy E-Commerce APIE-commerce integration API for the Sealy brand providing access to product catalogs, availability, and orde...17.9 Tempur-Pedic E-Commerce APIE-commerce integration API for the Tempur-Pedic brand enabling retailers, affiliates, and platform partners...17.9 Retail Individual ProductsReal-time quote and product info exposed through higher-level capabilities rather than lower-level APIs req...17.2 Subaru Dealer Locator APIWeb-facing dealer locator and inventory search powering subaru.com. Backed by an internal HTTP service; not...16.7 ShopSimon Retailer APIShopSimon is Simon's e-commerce platform integrating online and offline retail. The ShopSimon Retailer Hub ...16.2 Ann Taylor Affiliate ProgramAnn Taylor's affiliate program enables publishers and content creators to earn commissions on sales generat...15.8 Simbe Store Intelligence APISimbe's cloud platform API, which feeds Tally-captured shelf, inventory, pricing and out-of-stock data into...15.6 Zippin GatewayThe Zippin Gateway is Zippin's integration/API framework for its checkout-free store platform — the surface...15.1 Sally Beauty Supply EcommerceSally Beauty Supply's digital commerce platform powered by Salesforce Commerce Cloud, providing product cat...12.0 Ann Taylor / LOFT E-Commerce PlatformAnn Taylor and LOFT (formerly Ascena brands, now owned by Sycamore Partners) operate e-commerce platforms w...11.4

Minimal 6 Almost no public developer surface

Nike Developer APINike provides APIs for product catalog access, inventory, store locations, and e-commerce integration. The ...10.3 Burlington Stores EDIBurlington's ASC X12 version 4010 EDI trading-partner interface — the company's only documented machine-to-...9.5 Ethan Allen Interiors APIThe Ethan Allen Interiors API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and ...9.5 Petco Animal Supplies APIThe Petco Animal Supplies API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and ...9.5 Tapestry APIThe Tapestry API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and automation.9.1 La-Z-Boy APIThe La-Z-Boy API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and automation.8.6

Companies reaching this through an API (24)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Retail” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Score breakdown

Frequency

83.8

log-scaled weighted occurrences

Breadth

27.3

spread across providers

Quality lift

20.7

mean composite of providers using it

Cohesion

43.6

strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag sits

1052 providers carry this tag directly, and 1208 counting the 8 narrower tags below — 156 more to reach.

Apparel 173 providers Cosmetics 59 providers Fashion 227 providers Footwear 40 providers Furniture 39 providers Grocery 85 providers Jewelry 19 providers Luxury 39 providers

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag1052

Api tag82

Openapi tag4

Openapi op tag15

Cohort brief

Auto-generated

The 972 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged Retail, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers

972

all scored

Mean Kin Score

17.9

-5.0 vs catalog 22.9

Mean Agent Readiness

10.1

-1.8 vs catalog 11.9

Spread

0–83.9

median 12.3 · σ 15.6

How the 972 split by band

Exemplar 12Strong 22Developing 74Thin 131Emerging 297Minimal 436

Facet averages, against the whole catalog

Facet	This cohort	Catalog	Difference	Scored
Contract Governance	5.7	6.3	-0.6	972
Discoverability	57.2	58.1	-0.9	972
Access Clarity	21.3	26.5	-5.2	972
Operational Transparency	8	13.7	-5.7	972
Developer Ergonomics	17.3	23.2	-5.9	972
Contract Quality	9.5	17.6	-8.1	972

A facet is averaged over the members that carry it, not over the whole cohort — the “Scored” column is that count. Averaging an absent facet as zero would score our own coverage gaps as the providers’ posture.

What this cohort publishes

Artifact	This cohort	Catalog	Difference
MCP server (any)	22%	14%	+8
MCP server (first-party)	8%	12%	-4
Agent Skills	0%	0%	0
OAuth scopes	22%	11%	+11
Security	99%	98%	+1
Arazzo workflows	1%	2%	-1
Governance rules	5%	14%	-9

mcp_pct counts any mcp/ artifact including ones API Evangelist derived from the provider OpenAPI; mcp_first_party_pct counts only servers the provider publishes. Prefer the latter.

Top by Kin Score

1 Shopify 83.9
2 Lightspeed Commerce 78.8
3 AfterShip 78.6
4 Doordash 77.2
5 Square 75.4
6 Talon.One 74.3
7 Listrak 73.7
8 Mirakl 72.5
9 Instacart 71.5
10 Squarespace 69.9

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