aid: chownow name: ChowNow description: >- ChowNow is a Playa Vista, Los Angeles-based restaurant technology company providing commission-free online ordering, branded mobile apps, marketing tools, and operational software purpose-built for independent restaurants. Founded in 2011, ChowNow powers ordering websites, native iOS/Android apps, QR-code dine-in ordering, catering, email and SMS marketing, a rewards program, Flex Delivery, order aggregation, and centralized menu management for 20,000+ restaurants. The platform integrates with 20+ point-of-sale systems including Toast, Square, Revel, Clover, Lightspeed, Heartland Genius, Skytab, and PosiTouch, and syndicates restaurant menus through a Discovery Network spanning Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, and other channels, with optional hand-off to DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub for last-mile delivery. ChowNow's business model is flat-fee software-as-a-service for restaurants rather than per-order commissions, and the company does not publish a public developer API, SDK, OpenAPI specification, webhooks reference, or open developer portal. Third-party integration is handled through pre-built connectors managed inside the restaurant dashboard and a private partnerships program; prospective POS, delivery, and technology partners apply through a partnerships form rather than self-serve API documentation. The company's public GitHub presence consists primarily of forks of open-source Python/JavaScript tooling and archived internal libraries, with no SDK, client library, or specification repositories. type: Index position: Provider access: 3rd-Party image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Restaurants - Online Ordering - Food And Beverage - Restaurant Technology - Point Of Sale - Delivery - Catering - Marketing - Mobile Apps - Independent Restaurants - Commission Free url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chownow/refs/heads/main/apis.yml created: '2026-05-25' modified: '2026-06-02' specificationVersion: '0.20' apis: [] common: - type: Portal title: Website url: https://get.chownow.com - type: Marketplace url: https://www.chownow.com - type: Resources title: Products url: https://get.chownow.com/products/ - type: Integrations url: https://get.chownow.com/integrations/all/ - type: Pricing url: https://get.chownow.com/pricing/ - type: Plans url: plans/chownow-plans-pricing.yml - type: Resources title: Demo url: https://get.chownow.com/demo/ - type: Blog url: https://get.chownow.com/blog/ - type: Support url: https://support.chownow.com - type: Resources title: About url: https://get.chownow.com/about/ - type: Resources title: Careers url: https://chownow.com/careers - type: Partners title: Partner Program url: https://get.chownow.com/affiliates/partner-signup/ - type: Resources title: Refer A Restaurant url: https://get.chownow.com/refer-a-restaurant/ - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/ChowNow - type: X url: https://twitter.com/ChowNow - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chownow - type: Resources title: Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/ChowNow - type: Resources title: Instagram url: https://www.instagram.com/chownow - type: Features data: - name: Online Ordering description: >- Commission-free direct online ordering for restaurant websites, replacing per-order marketplace commissions with flat-fee SaaS. - name: Branded Mobile Apps description: >- Custom-branded native iOS and Android ordering apps published under the restaurant's own identity. - name: Website Builder description: Restaurant website creation with integrated direct ordering. - name: Marketplace description: >- ChowNow's aggregated consumer ordering marketplace that surfaces member restaurants to diners. - name: Discovery Network description: >- Menu and ordering syndication across Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Snap, and other discovery channels. - name: QR Code Dine-In Ordering description: Scan-to-order experience for on-premise dine-in service. - name: Catering description: Specialized catering and large-order management. - name: Email And Text Marketing description: >- Customer communication campaigns with contact slots and email/SMS credits scaled by plan tier. - name: Rewards Program description: Customer loyalty and rewards program to drive repeat ordering. - name: Flex Delivery description: >- Flexible last-mile delivery with optional hand-off to DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub, billed per delivery order. - name: Order Aggregation description: >- Consolidation of orders from multiple ordering channels into a single stream sent to the POS or printer. - name: Advanced Reporting description: Business analytics, payment insights, and operational reporting. - name: POS Integrations description: >- Pre-built connectors to 20+ point-of-sale systems for direct order injection. - type: UseCases data: - name: Commission-Free Direct Ordering description: >- Independent restaurants take online orders on their own site and apps without paying per-order commissions to marketplaces. - name: Owning The Customer Relationship description: >- Restaurants retain customer contact data and use built-in marketing to drive repeat business rather than renting access from aggregators. - name: Unifying Multi-Channel Orders description: >- Order aggregation routes web, app, dine-in QR, and third-party delivery orders into one POS or printer workflow. - name: Expanding Discovery Reach description: >- Syndicating menus and ordering through Google, Apple Maps, and Yelp to capture demand without ceding margin. - name: Adding Delivery Without Commission Lock-In description: >- Using Flex Delivery to offer last-mile fulfillment on a per-order fee basis instead of marketplace commission tiers. - type: Integrations data: - name: Point Of Sale Systems description: >- Auphan, Brink, Clover Connect, Curv, Dinerware, EPOSnow, Givex, Genius for Restaurants, InTouch POS, Lavu, Lightspeed, Maitre'D, Oracle MICROS, PixelPoint, POSitouch, Revel, Silverware, Skytab, Square, Stream, Toast, Universal POS, Verona, and Volante. - name: Delivery Apps description: DoorDash, Grubhub, Skip, and Uber Eats for last-mile delivery hand-off. - name: Discovery Networks description: Apple Maps, Google, Snap, Tripadvisor, and Yelp. - name: Printers And KDS description: Epson and Star Micronics receipt printers and kitchen display systems. - name: Payments description: >- Card processing through ChowNow's transaction-fee model, with payment insights surfaced via Stripe. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com