Patch Carbon API

aid: patch-io:carbon-api
name: Patch Carbon API
description: 'The Patch API lets developers browse carbon projects, generate emissions

  estimates, and place orders for verified carbon credits and removals. It

  is delivered as a REST/JSON API documented with OpenAPI 3, with official

  client libraries in multiple languages. The API is used by climate

  products, accounting platforms, and embedded climate flows to make carbon

  action programmable.

  '
humanURL: https://docs.patch.io/
baseURL: https://api.patch.io/
tags:
- Carbon API
- Projects
- Orders
- Estimates
- Carbon Credits
- Removal
- OpenAPI
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.patch.io/
- type: SwaggerUI
  url: https://api.patch.io/api-docs/index.html
- type: HowItWorks
  url: https://www.patch.io/how-it-works
- type: ClimateNeutral
  url: https://www.patch.io/climate-neutral
- type: SDKNode
  url: https://github.com/patch-technology/patch-node
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/patch-technology
- type: UnitPartnership
  url: https://www.unit.co/docs/partnerships/patch/
features:
- name: Projects API
  description: Browse and filter verified carbon projects across removal and avoidance categories.
- name: Estimates API
  description: Generate emissions estimates for shipping, flights, vehicles, ecommerce orders, and custom
    mass-based activity.
- name: Orders API
  description: Place, retrieve, and cancel carbon credit and removal orders programmatically.
- name: Technologies
  description: Filter projects and orders by technology type (DAC, biochar, mineralization, REDD+, ARR,
    etc.).
- name: Beneficiaries
  description: Tag orders with end beneficiaries for transparent attribution.
- name: Offtake Agreements
  description: Access long-term carbon removal supply through Patch Offtake.
- name: RFP Tool
  description: Run structured procurement processes for carbon credit purchases.
- name: OpenAPI 3 Specification
  description: Machine-readable spec available via Swagger UI for code generation and tooling.
useCases:
- name: Checkout-Embedded Offsets
  description: Add carbon offsets at checkout in ecommerce, travel, and logistics products.
- name: ESG Platform Integration
  description: Plug Patch into ESG and carbon accounting platforms as the procurement layer.
- name: Corporate Climate Programs
  description: Procure verified credits and removals against corporate net-zero targets.
- name: Climate Tech Funding
  description: Use Offtake to secure long-term offtake commitments for novel carbon removal projects.
- name: Banking and Fintech
  description: Offer customers carbon offsets alongside payments and banking products.
integrations:
- name: Stripe
- name: Shopify
- name: Unit
- name: Persefoni
- name: Watershed
- name: NetSuite
- name: HubSpot
- name: Zapier
- name: Salesforce
authentication:
- type: APIKey
  description: Bearer token API keys provisioned via the Patch dashboard, with separate sandbox and live
    keys.