Compliance API

Know what can ship before your customer pays.

Cordite validates regulated-product carts in real time, returning jurisdiction-aware verdicts, required buyer steps, and audit evidence your team can trust at checkout.

Start the quickstart Validate a cart

Checkout-safe verdictsDeterministic rulesAudit trail ready

POST /v1/carts/validate

curl https://api.cordite.dev/v1/carts/validate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ck_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "pmag-30",
        "quantity": 1,
        "product": {
          "category": "magazine",
          "attributes": { "capacity": 30 }
        }
      }
    ],
    "destination": { "zip": "90210" }
  }'

Response preview

{
  "verdict": "prohibited",
  "jurisdictions": ["US", "US-CA"],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "block_checkout",
      "source_law": "CA Penal Code § 32310"
    }
  ]
}

Workflow

One path from API proof to production review.

Start in the docs, validate real checkout payloads against the API, then monitor outcomes and evidence in the console once your integration is live.

cordite.dev

Product overview

See what Cordite validates and where it fits in checkout.

docs.cordite.dev

Integration docs

Copy request shapes, auth patterns, and endpoint references.

console.cordite.dev

Decision console

Review recent verdicts, keys, rule coverage, and audit evidence.

api.cordite.dev

Validation API

Send carts, buyers, notices, and jurisdiction lookups from your backend.

Integration path

Checkout first, then catalog and account gates.

1. Jurisdiction

Resolve ZIPs into the jurisdiction chain your store needs before evaluating products.

2. Cart validation

Send product attributes and destination ZIP to receive allowed, conditional, or prohibited verdicts.

3. Notices

Retrieve AB 1263 notice text and persist buyer initials when California requires acknowledgment.

Developer experience

Small payloads. Clear actions. No compliance guessing.

Every response is designed for checkout control flow: allow the cart, pause for required evidence, show a notice, or block fulfillment with the legal source attached.

Run locally Open console