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Weedmaps

Weedmaps API

Cannabis Dispensary Marketplace & POS/Menu Integrations · weedmaps.com

Weedmaps runs a public developer portal with a Menu API and a webhook-driven Orders API over OAuth 2.0. Credentials require a manual application and per-dispensary access grants; as of late 2025, Weedmaps is not onboarding new integrators at all.

Last verified: July 2026Retail & Ecommerce
API GRADE
C
VERIFIED JUL 2026

SCORECARD

ExistenceGOODPublic developer portal with two products: a Menu API for items and pricing, and a webhook-driven Orders API.
AccessMIXEDExisting partners keep OAuth access, but onboarding is paused; applications to integrations@weedmaps.com are held for later.
CoverageGOODMenus, pricing, brand catalogs, and order workflows are covered, including pickup and delivery status updates.
AuthGOODOAuth 2.0 with vendor-scoped credentials issued after a manual application.
Docs & DXMIXEDDocs are real but quirky: Menu ID vs legacy WMID confusion and 423 Locked on paused menus trip up new integrators.
StabilityMIXEDCalendar versioning, two releases a year with a two year support window; upgrades inside it are mandatory.
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Weedmaps scores C on the API Report Card. Weedmaps runs a public developer portal with a Menu API and a webhook-driven Orders API over OAuth 2.0. Credentials require a manual application and per-dispensary access grants; as of late 2025, Weedmaps is not onboarding new integrators at all.

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No open onboarding: Weedmaps is explicitly not accepting new integrators at present, gating ecosystem growth developer.weedmaps.com
No self-serve credentialing - must email integrations@weedmaps.com, submit company/integration details, and pass alignment review with no published SLA developer.weedmaps.com
Each dispensary must manually grant the integrator access in their Weedmaps account, creating per-listing friction for scaled rollouts koronapos.com
Paused integrations return 423 Locked on writes (reads still work), requiring integrators to build paused-state handling that isn't obvious from the happy path developer.weedmaps.com
Two-release-per-year versioning cadence with mandatory upgrades inside the 2-year window forces partners onto Weedmaps' schedule developer.weedmaps.com
Menu ID vs. legacy WMID confusion noted in the docs themselves ('Menu ID = WMID? Not necessarily') causes mis-targeted requests for new integrators developer.weedmaps.com
SEC settled charges that Weedmaps inflated MAUs by counting pop-under ad redirects as active users; company paid $1.5M, ex-CEO and ex-CFO each fined $175K mjbizdaily.com
Repeated complaints to state and federal regulators that Weedmaps continues to list illegal/unlicensed retailers and products in California mjbizdaily.com
Investigation found up to 62% of dispensary reviews may be fake (70% of reviews for 598 businesses came from a single IP) mjbizdaily.com
App reliability complaints: orders frequently don't process, GPS detects wrong location, weak filtering for pre-orders apps.apple.com
High listing costs ($300-$1,500/mo+) with declining ARPU as established markets contract; Q3 2025 ARPU fell to $2,693 from $3,043 YoY koronapos.com