aid: cantaloupe-seed-api
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cantaloupe-seed-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Cantaloupe Seed API
description: >-
  The Cantaloupe Seed API connects point-of-sale and self-service retail
  equipment to Cantaloupe's cloud-based vending management platform,
  enabling cashless payment processing, real-time sales tracking, and
  consolidated reporting across vending, micro markets, office coffee,
  and unattended retail channels. Seed APIs compile transactions, fees,
  and payments into a single bill and expose sales analytics so operators
  can monitor performance, payment types, and profitability across their
  fleet.
type: Index
kind: company
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Billing
  - Cashless Payments
  - Micro Markets
  - Office Coffee
  - Payments
  - Retail
  - Self-Service Retail
  - Unattended Retail
  - Vending
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-04-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: cantaloupe-seed-api:cantaloupe-seed-api
    name: Cantaloupe Seed API
    description: >-
      Seed API connects a vending operator's POS and machine fleet to
      Cantaloupe's cashless gateway and reporting cloud. It compiles
      transactions, fees, and payments into a single bill across vending,
      micro markets, and office coffee and pantry services, and surfaces
      real-time sales data as comprehensive reports covering performance,
      payment mix, and profitability.
    humanURL: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
    tags:
      - Billing
      - Cashless Payments
      - Payments
      - Vending
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
      - type: Support
        url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/support
    x-features:
      - POS integration to Cantaloupe's cashless cloud gateway
      - Accepts debit/credit, mobile and digital wallets, and NFC
      - Single-gateway processing for major card brands
      - Consolidated billing across vending, micro markets, and office coffee
      - Real-time sales data and reporting
      - Payment-type analytics (cash vs cashless vs wallet)
      - Profitability reporting across channels
      - Fleet-wide transaction and fee reconciliation
    x-use-cases:
      - Enabling cashless acceptance on existing vending machines
      - Unifying sales reporting across micro markets and vending
      - Reconciling transactions, fees, and payouts in a single bill
      - Monitoring machine and route performance in real time
      - Analyzing payment type mix and channel profitability
      - Integrating vending data into accounting or ERP systems
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/solutions/services/seed-api
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/support
  - type: About
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/about-us
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/resources/blog
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/privacy-policy
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.cantaloupe.com/terms-of-service
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com