YourTradebase API
No public API. There is no developer portal, REST reference, webhooks, SDK, or Zapier app. Programmatic reach is limited to the QuickBooks Online and Xero accounting syncs; everything else is UI-driven CSV export or downstream pulls from those accounting platforms.
Frequently asked questions
YourTradebase scores D+ on the API Report Card. No public API. There is no developer portal, REST reference, webhooks, SDK, or Zapier app. Programmatic reach is limited to the QuickBooks Online and Xero accounting syncs; everything else is UI-driven CSV export or downstream pulls from those accounting platforms.
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.
YourTradebase is an all-in-one job and paperwork management SaaS built for UK trade contractors.
Vertical: field service management / job-and-quote software for small construction trades (mapped here to 'misc' in Airtable because YourTradebase straddles Construction and Field Service Management without being a pure-play either). A UK trade contractor (say, a 2-person electrical firm) imports their customer list and creates a price-book of common materials and labor rates.
2/10. YourTradebase is a recognized but small-tier name in the UK trades software market. The company has 2-10 employees per LinkedIn (with one source citing ~5), is bootstrapped/privately held, and does not publish customer counts or ARR.
Yes, on a per-customer basis.
Founded 2009 in the United Kingdom by Adam Austin and Dean Taylor and operated under Forty Two Limited (the LinkedIn legal entity lists company-founded 2013, which appears to be the limited-company registration date).
No public REST API, no OpenAPI spec, no SDK, no developer portal, no documented webhooks, the platform is effectively a closed system for third-party developers. No native Zapier, Make.com, or n8n integration, the Zapier app directory has no YourTradebase listing. Full sourced list under Sources below.
Common alternatives include Jobber, ServiceM8, Tradify, Housecall Pro, Fergus, Commusoft. Graded alternatives appear under "More from the report card" below.
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 YourTradebase API and MCP server so AI agents and internal tools can read and write YourTradebase data. See the YourTradebase integration docs at supergood.ai/docs/yourtradebase-api.