BoardBid API — The pricing API for corrugated packaging

Quick start

Make your first call in 30 seconds.

curl -X POST https://boardbid.io/api/v1/parse-quote \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "RSC 15x10x5 32ECT 871 qty for QEP"}'

{
  "api_version": "1.0.0",
  "request_id": "req_lxyz123_abc",
  "parse": {
    "type": "RSC",
    "length": 15, "width": 10, "depth": 5,
    "ect": 32, "quantity": 871, "customer": "QEP"
  },
  "confidence": 0.98,
  "trace": { "latency_ms": 823, "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5" }
}

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What makes this different

Infrastructure-grade from day one.

Versioned from launch

URL-path versioning (`/v1/`). Stable schema. Breaking changes require a new major version with a 12-month deprecation window. No surprise API changes.

Every call observable

Every request returns a `request_id` in the response header and body. Trace object includes latency, token counts, and model version. File a support issue with one ID and we have the full context.

Consistent quality

The parser runs the same way for every call — no silent fast-paths. Regex validator double-checks high-precision fields. Confidence scores are calibrated and reliable.

Published ADRs

Our architecture decisions are documented publicly. Know why we chose Claude-always over regex-first, why we log every parse, why we version the way we do. No black box.

Standard auth

Bearer tokens. Rotatable. Scoped keys for different environments. RLS-based tenant isolation. Nothing exotic, nothing to learn — auth works the way every other REST API does.

Built on Supabase

Supabase Edge Functions, SOC 2 Type II. Global distribution. The infrastructure under you is battle-tested so you can focus on what you're building.

What you can build

A few of the things developers are already thinking about.

Quote-from-email parser

Hook up an inbox, watch for quote requests, parse incoming emails, populate your CRM. Your sales team stops retyping customer emails.

E-commerce checkout add-on

A buyer picks "custom box" on your Shopify store. Dimensions flow to BoardBid, pricing returns in sub-second, add-to-cart happens inline.

ERP plugin

NetSuite, SAP, Odoo — wherever your pricing lives, BoardBid slots in as the quote-intake layer. Structured data in, priced quote out.

Slack/Teams bot

Your sales rep pastes a customer message into Slack, the bot parses it and replies with a priced quote before the customer finishes their coffee.

The pricing API for
corrugated packaging.