edi.edifact

Parse a raw UN/EDIFACT document (the B2B EDI format used across Europe, Asia, logistics and customs — the international counterpart to ANSI X12) into clean, structured JSON. POST { edi } with the raw interchange text. Reads the optional UNA service-string advice to auto-detect delimiters (or applies the UN defaults: component ':', element '+', segment "'", release '?'), handles release-character escaping, then returns the interchange envelope (UNB: syntax id, sender/recipient with qualifiers, date/time, control reference, test indicator), and each message with its type decoded (e.g. ORDERS = Purchase Order, INVOIC = Invoice, DESADV = Despatch Advice/ASN, ORDRSP = PO Response, CONTRL = Acknowledgment) plus version/release/agency from the UNH, every segment named (BGM, DTM, NAD, LIN, QTY, MOA, …), and a semantic summary — for an order that's the order number, document/delivery dates, parties (buyer/seller/ship-to with role decoded), and line items (product id + quantity); for an invoice the invoice number, currency, parties and total; for a despatch advice the despatch number, date and package/line counts. Deterministic, no external calls. Turns opaque EDIFACT into something an agent can use without hand-rolling a parser.

price
$0.0018 USDC per call
method
POST/api/edi/edifact
payment
x402 v2 · USDC on Base (EIP-3009) or Solana (SPL transfer)
auth
None. Sign the payment, retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.

Overview

The edifact API is a pay-per-call edi endpoint built for AI agents and autonomous software. Parse a raw UN/EDIFACT document (the B2B EDI format used across Europe, Asia, logistics and customs — the international counterpart to ANSI X12) into clean, structured JSON.

There is no signup and no API key. An agent (or any HTTP client) hits the endpoint, receives an x402 "402 Payment Required" challenge, signs a sub-cent USDC payment on Base or Solana, and retries — the data comes back on the paid request. That makes it a drop-in edifact data source for an agent tool-use loop, an MCP host, or a backend that needs edi data on demand without onboarding to yet another vendor portal.

Use cases

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
edirequiredstring
min 10 chars · max 500000 chars

Code samples

cURLbash
# 1. Probe the endpoint with no auth — receive 402 with PaymentRequirements
curl -sS -X POST 'https://2s.io/api/edi/edifact' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"edi":"xxxxxxxxxx"}'

# 2. Sign the EIP-3009 transferWithAuthorization for the advertised price +
#    payTo from the 402 envelope, then retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE:
curl -sS -X POST 'https://2s.io/api/edi/edifact' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: <base64-json-payload>' \
  -d '{"edi":"xxxxxxxxxx"}'

# Or just use the canonical runner — it handles the whole loop:
#   EVM_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... node --env-file=.env.local \
#     --experimental-strip-types scripts/x402-pay.ts \
#     'https://2s.io/api/edi/edifact'
TypeScript / Node — @2sio/sdktypescript
import { TwoS } from '@2sio/sdk'

const client = new TwoS({
  privateKey: process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY as `0x${string}`,
})

const result = await client.edi.edifact({
  "edi": "xxxxxxxxxx"
})

console.log('endpoint:', result.endpoint)
console.log('cost:', result.costUsd, 'USDC')
console.log('tx:', result.settlement?.txHash)
console.log('data:', result.data)
Python — 2siopython
import os
from twosio import TwoS

client = TwoS(private_key=os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])

result = client.edi.edifact(edi="xxxxxxxxxx")

print("endpoint:", result.endpoint)
print("cost:", result.cost_usd, "USDC")
print("tx:", (result.settlement or {}).get("tx_hash"))
print("data:", result.data)
MCP — Claude Desktop / AgentKit / any MCP hostjson
// 1. Add @2sio/mcp to your MCP host config (Claude Desktop example below).
//    EVM_PRIVATE_KEY funds x402 payments per call.

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "2sio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@2sio/mcp"],
      "env": { "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "0x..." }
    }
  }
}

// 2. Once the server is running, agents call this tool via standard MCP:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "edi.edifact",
    "arguments": {
      "edi": "xxxxxxxxxx"
    }
  }
}

Response

FieldTypeDescription
okboolean
one of: true
itemsarray
totalintegerTotal matching rows upstream; null when unknown.
sourceobject
metaobject
Example response datajson
{
  "ok": true,
  "items": [
    {
      "type": "example",
      "typeName": "example",
      "reference": "example",
      "version": "example",
      "release": "example",
      "agency": "example",
      "segmentCount": 1,
      "summary": {},
      "segments": [
        {
          "tag": "example",
          "name": "example",
          "elements": [
            "example"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "total": 1,
  "source": {
    "provider": "example",
    "url": "example",
    "license": "example"
  },
  "meta": {
    "interchange": {},
    "delimiters": {
      "component": "example",
      "element": "example",
      "decimal": "example",
      "release": "example",
      "segment": "example",
      "unaPresent": false
    },
    "messageCount": 1,
    "segmentCount": 1
  }
}

FAQ

Do I need an API key to use the edifact API?
No. edi.edifact is x402-native — there is no signup and no API key. Your client makes the call, receives a 402 with payment requirements, signs a USDC payment, and retries. Funds come from a wallet you control.
How much does the edifact API cost?
$0.0018 USDC per call, charged per request. There are no monthly fees, seats, or minimums — you pay only for the calls you make.
Can I try the edifact API for free first?
Yes. Add ?trial=1 (or the header X-2s-Trial: 1) to get a free real call per endpoint per hour, so you can verify the response shape before wiring payment.
Which networks and tokens are supported?
USDC on Base (via EIP-3009 transferWithAuthorization) or Solana (SPL transfer), using the open x402 payment protocol.
How do I call edi.edifact from an AI agent or MCP host?
Use @2sio/sdk (TypeScript), 2sio (Python), or the @2sio/mcp server for any MCP host — each handles the probe → sign → retry loop for you. See the code samples on this page.

Discovery

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