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Zinc E-commerce Order Placement API
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Zinc E-commerce Order Placement API is a paid API for AI agents from api.zinc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).
Places automated e-commerce orders for specified products up to a maximum price and ships them to a given address
Price / call$0.01
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How this service works
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Output
Returns a JSON object with a UUID order ID, overall order status (pending/processing/ordered/shipped/delivered/cancelled/failed), the maximum price cap, attempt count, an array of ordered items each with their own UUID, URL, quantity, status, variant details, and condition; plus the shipping address, retailer credentials ID used, and created/updated timestamps.
Example use cases
Automated dropshipping fulfillment
“Place an order for the product at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW — up to $4999 cents — and ship it to 456 Oak Ave, Austin, TX 78701, US. Use idempotency key 'order-dropship-20240601-001' so we don't accidentally duplicate it.”
Corporate gift purchasing at scale
“Buy me 3 units of the item at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G9FPHY6, cap the total at $9999 cents, ship to 789 Corporate Blvd, New York, NY 10001, US, and mark the order as a gift so prices are hidden on the packing slip.”
Price-capped procurement for inventory restocking
“Automatically purchase the product listed at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJ8C8F5 only if it comes in under $1500 cents, send it to our warehouse at 321 Warehouse Rd, Chicago, IL 60601, US, and attach PO number PO-2024-0891 to the order.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.zinc.com/agent/orders?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically place real product orders on e-commerce platforms (like Amazon) without manual checkout — especially for dropshipping, procurement automation, or agent-driven purchasing workflows that require idempotency, price caps, and condition filtering. Prefer Zinc over scraping or browser automation when you need a reliable, structured API response with order tracking status included.
Side effects
- Order total exceeds max_price — order is rejected before finalization
- Invalid or unrecognized product URL — item cannot be found or purchased
- Shipping address validation failure — unsupported country or missing required fields
- Out-of-stock product — item unavailable at the requested condition or price
- Duplicate order blocked — idempotency key already used for a prior order
- Retailer credentials invalid or expired — authentication with retailer fails
- Payment failure — prepaid wallet balance insufficient or payment block rejected
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| is_gift | boolean | Mark the order as a gift. Prices are suppressed on the packing slip where the fulfillment method supports it. |
| payment | string | Optional payment block. Omit for prepaid-wallet billing (default). |
| metadata | string | Optional metadata to attach to the order. Can contain arbitrary key-value pairs. |
| productsrequired | array | |
| max_pricerequired | integer | Maximum price (in cents) allowed for an order before it is finalized. |
| po_number | string | Optional purchase order number for the order. |
| idempotency_key | string | Optional idempotency key to prevent duplicate orders. If not provided, one will be generated. |
| shipping_addressrequired | object | Shipping address model. Supports international addresses. The `state` field is optional for countries that don't use states/provinces. The `country` field uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (e.g., "US", "CA", "GB", "DE"). |
| handling_days_max | string | Optional ceiling on a seller's shipping and handling days. Omit or send null for no limit. |
| customer_notifications | string | Opt in to emailing the end customer order updates (and unlock the public tracking page for this order). Adds a per-order surcharge. Omit for no customer notifications (default). |
| retailer_credentials_id | string | Optional short ID (e.g., 'zn_acct_XXXXXXXX') of specific retailer credentials to use for this order. If not provided, credentials will be selected automatically. |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| idrequired | string | |
| itemsrequired | array | |
| statusrequired | string | |
| connect | — | Stripe Connect charge details when this order was paid via Connect; null for prepaid-wallet orders. |
| is_gift | boolean | |
| returns | array | |
| user_id | — | |
| attemptsrequired | integer | |
| metadata | object | |
| max_pricerequired | integer | |
| po_number | — | |
| created_atrequired | string | |
| created_by | — | |
| job_result | — | Fulfillment result and price breakdown for a completed or failed order; null while processing. |
| updated_atrequired | string | |
| shipping_addressrequired | object | |
| tracking_numbers | array | |
| handling_days_max | — | |
| retailer_credentials_idrequired | — | |
| retailer_credentials_uuid | — |
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