Buildertrend API
Buildertrend is construction management software designed for home builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors to run jobs end-to-end. An unofficial API lets you programmatically pull project lists, customers, schedules, selections, change orders, budgets, purchase orders, daily l
What is Buildertrend?
Buildertrend is a cloud platform for residential construction management that centralizes project execution, customer communication, job financials, and field operations across builders, remodelers, clients, and trade partners. Teams use Buildertrend to manage estimates and budgets, track schedules and daily logs, coordinate selections and change orders with homeowners, process purchase orders and invoices, and manage warranty/service requests—all with a client and subcontractor portal for collaboration.
Core product areas include:
- Project Management (Projects, Schedules, Tasks, Daily Logs, To-Dos, Photos, Documents)
- Financials (Estimates, Budgets, Cost Codes, Purchase Orders, Vendor Bills/Invoices, Client Change Orders, Payments)
- Customer Experience (Client Portal, Selections, Messages, Approvals, E-Signatures)
- Trade Partner Management (Bids, Subcontractors/Vendors, Work Orders)
- Field Operations (Time Clock/Timesheets, Warranty/Service Requests, Checklists)
Common data entities:
- Companies, Users, Roles/Permissions (Builder Staff, Client/Homeowner, Trade Partner)
- Projects (metadata, addresses, job numbers, phases/status)
- Clients/Customers (contact info, preferences)
- Schedules and Tasks (dates, dependencies, assignments)
- Selections (categories, options, pricing, approvals)
- Change Orders (line items, taxes, signatures, status)
- Budgets and Cost Codes (job costing, line items, variance)
- Purchase Orders and Vendor Invoices (commitments, receipts)
- Daily Logs (notes, weather, labor/equipment, photos)
- Time Entries/Timesheets (users, hours, cost codes)
The Buildertrend Integration Challenge
Residential construction teams rely on Buildertrend every day, but turning portal-based workflows into API-driven automation is non-trivial:
- Role-aware portals: Builders, clients, and trade partners each see different data and approval states
- Financial rigor: Budgets, cost codes, taxes, and client change order approvals require careful handling
- Portal-first features: Selections, warranty, and messaging are optimized for front-end flows
- Authentication complexity: SSO/MFA and session lifecycles complicate headless automation
- Data spread: Key objects span schedules, selections, change orders, and financials with context in multiple views
How Supergood Creates Buildertrend APIs
Supergood reverse-engineers authenticated browser flows and network interactions to deliver a resilient API endpoint layer for your Buildertrend tenant.
- Handles username/password, SSO/OAuth, and MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) securely
- Maintains session continuity with automated refresh and change detection
- Normalizes responses so you can integrate once and rely on consistent objects across modules
- Aligns with customer entitlements and role-based permissions to ensure compliant access
Getting Started
- Schedule Integration Assessment
Book a 30-minute session to confirm your modules, licensing, and authentication model.
- Supergood Builds and Validates Your API
We deliver a hardened Buildertrend adapter tailored to your workflows and entitlements.
- Deploy with Monitoring
Go live with continuous monitoring and automatic adjustments as Buildertrend evolves.
API Endpoints
Authentication
/sessionsEstablish a session using credentials. Supergood manages MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO/OAuth when enabled. Returns a short-lived auth token maintained by the platform.
Authentication
/sessions/refreshRefresh an existing token to keep sessions uninterrupted.
Projects
/projectsList projects with filters and summary details.
Selections
/projects/{projectId}/selectionsCreate a selection group with client-facing options and pricing.
Change Orders
/projects/{projectId}/change-ordersCreate a client change order with line items, taxes, and approval metadata.
Schedule Tasks
/projects/{projectId}/schedule/tasks/{taskId}Update task dates, dependencies, and progress.
Use Cases
Project & Customer Data Sync
- Mirror projects, clients, and trade partners into your internal systems - Keep project metadata current for analytics and reporting - Normalize addresses, statuses, and job numbers for multi-tenant operations
Selections & Change Order Automation
- Create selection groups and options from your product catalog - Trigger client approvals and e-signature workflows for change orders - Track status to drive SLA alerts and push updates back to Buildertrend
Schedules & Field Reporting
- Sync task schedules and dependencies with your planning tools - Ingest daily logs for workforce, equipment, and notes - Attach photos and documents, unify QA/QC workflows, and drive follow-ups
Financials: Budgets, POs, and Accounting Sync
- Generate purchase orders from procurement flows - Pull change order status and totals to reconcile with ERP/accounting (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero) - Normalize cost codes, taxes, and line items across projects
Technical Specifications
Authentication
Username/password with MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO/OAuth where enabled; supports service accounts or customer-managed credentials
Response format
JSON with consistent resource schemas and pagination across modules
Rate limits
Tuned for enterprise throughput while honoring customer entitlements and usage controls
Session management
Automatic reauth and cookie/session rotation with health checks
Data freshness
Near real-time retrieval of projects, schedules, selections, change orders, and financial objects
Security
Encrypted transport, scoped tokens, and audit logging; respects Buildertrend role-based permissions
Webhooks
Optional asynchronous delivery for long-running workflows (e.g., client approvals, schedule changes)
Latency
Sub-second responses for list/detail queries under normal load
Throughput
Designed for high-volume project data sync and change order/selection processing
Reliability
Retry logic, backoff, and idempotency keys minimize duplicate actions
Adaptation
Continuous monitoring for UI/API changes with rapid adapter updates
Frequently asked questions
Supergood supports workflows across commonly used modules such as Project Management (Schedules, Tasks, Daily Logs), Financials (Budgets, Purchase Orders, Client Change Orders, Vendor Invoices), and Customer Experience (Selections, Client Portal), subject to your licensing and entitlements. We scope coverage during integration assessment.
We support username/password + MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and can operate behind SSO/OAuth when enabled. Sessions are refreshed automatically with secure challenge handling.
Yes. We can normalize POs, change orders, and job-cost line items to match your ERP/accounting schema (e.g., cost codes, taxes) and deliver updates via webhooks or polling while complying with rate and permission constraints. We commonly integrate with QuickBooks and Xero.
Yes. We support downloading approval artifacts and uploading attachments via signed uploads, with checksum validation and time-limited URLs. Approval states and signature requirements are modeled explicitly in our normalized responses.