alt Hacker NewsSurprised how little the B2C and even B2B e-commerce segment is providing API access for automation and agentic coding. One could easily set up rate limits, fraud detection and KYC checks upfront initial access.
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wazHFsRy • today at 11:45 AM
Yeah, absolutely. I think internally, everyone is cooking up some gigantic commerce. This is just bringing it to myself a bit earlier.
Bewelge • today at 11:28 AM
B2B: Look at chefkoch.de They do use the REWE API, and I'm guessing not without their knowledge
B2C: Is it really surprising that a busines has no interest in providing more price transparency to their customers?
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Normal customers are not paying for APIs, so there is little value in offering them for free, especially when it can be harmful. B2B sometimes does pay for them, but not always is it obvious from the outside that they even exist. Much commerce is also on tight numbers and thus kinda secretive about their stuff.