The API Ready initiative
More than a badge. A competitive advantage
The API Ready initiative recognizes electronics distributors and manufacturers that make their inventory, pricing, and ordering available through digital interfaces.
It's a visible commitment: these companies are ready to be connected directly into their customers' sourcing tools, ERP systems, and procurement workflows.
Procurement teams across Europe are replacing manual RFQs, phone calls, and spreadsheets with connected sourcing tools. They want real-time inventory data inside their ERP.
They want to send quote requests without writing an email. And they're choosing suppliers that make this possible. Distributors and manufacturers who offer digital connectivity today aren't just keeping up. They're becoming the preferred partner in their customers' supply chain.
What the API Ready badge signals
Efficiency
Reduce manual work everywhere
Every quote request that comes in digitally is one less email to process. Every order placed through an API is one less entry to key in manually. Digital connectivity saves time on both sides.
Stickiness
Become harder to replace
Once a customer connects your data into their ERP or sourcing workflow, switching costs go up. You move from a spreadsheet line item to an embedded part of their process.
Visibility
Get found by digital-first buyers
API Ready distributors are listed as connected partners across sourcing platforms and procurement tools. When a buyer searches for a supplier they can integrate, your name shows up.
Positioning
Show your digital strategy
The API Ready badge is a clear, visible mark on your website and marketing materials that tells the market: we take digital seriously. In a landscape full of legacy processes, that stands out.
How you become API Ready
Connect your
existing data
We work with the product, pricing, and inventory data you already have, whether it lives in your ERP, a PIM system, or structured spreadsheets.
We make you
API ready
Distrify turns your data into standardized, well-documented APIs. No development team needed on your end. We handle the full technical setup.
Go live and get
the badge
Once your APIs are active, you receive the API Ready badge for your website and marketing materials. Your customers can start connecting right away.
FAQ
Join the future
Ready to become API Ready?
Let's look at your data, talk about what your customers need, and get your first API live.
Most distributors are up and running within weeks — not months.