Dispense API
Dispense ships two public REST APIs: the date versioned AIQ Ecommerce API at api.dispenseapp.com and the Blueprint headless commerce API for custom storefronts. Docs live on ReadMe with multi-language code samples, but API keys are provisioned by the retailer, not self-serve.
Frequently asked questions
Dispense scores D+ on the API Report Card. Dispense ships two public REST APIs: the date versioned AIQ Ecommerce API at api.dispenseapp.com and the Blueprint headless commerce API for custom storefronts. Docs live on ReadMe with multi-language code samples, but API keys are provisioned by the retailer, not self-serve.
Without a usable official API, teams fall back on manual exports, file drops, or one-off vendor integrations. The other option is an unofficial API layer like Supergood that automates the authenticated web app directly.
Dispense (legally Dispense Software, now operating as AIQ Ecommerce after Alpine IQ's March 2024 acquisition) is a cloud-based ecommerce and order-management platform purpose-built for licensed cannabis dispensaries.
Vertical SaaS for regulated cannabis retail. Target customers are US (and selected Canadian) licensed dispensaries: multi-state operators (MSOs), single-state operators (SSOs), local single-shop retailers, and delivery depots. A dispensary signs up, connects its POS (Flowhub, Treez, Cova, Dutchie POS, Meadow, BLAZE, etc.) so live inventory and pricing flow into the Dispense menu, and points its domain at the Dispense-hosted storefront (or builds its own front-end against the Blueprint headless API).
Low. Capterra lists ~17 verified reviews (84% satisfaction) and G2 has only a single review, orders of magnitude smaller than Dutchie or Jane Technologies, which dominate the cannabis ecommerce space.
Company: Dispense Software (operating as AIQ Ecommerce, part of Alpine IQ). Founded: 2018. Acquired: March 5, 2024 by Alpine IQ (Broomfield, Colorado). Prior CEO: Kyla Sirni (female-led, Dispense team retained post-acquisition). Parent HQ: Broomfield, Colorado (Alpine IQ).
Dispense was founded in 2018 and was a female-led company under CEO Kyla Sirni before being acquired by Alpine IQ (Broomfield, Colorado) on March 5, 2024.
Grades measure one thing: can a customer's engineering team get their own data out programmatically? We check six things (whether a real API exists, how access is gated, data coverage, auth quality, docs and developer experience, and stability) and roll them into a letter grade. Grades get re-verified, and they only move on evidence.
Yes. Supergood maintains an unofficial Dispense API and MCP server so AI agents and internal tools can read and write Dispense data. See the Dispense integration docs at supergood.ai/docs/dispense-api.