Ariba Guided Buying

aid: ariba-guided-buying
name: Ariba Guided Buying
description: SAP Ariba Guided Buying provides a consumer-like shopping experience for enterprise procurement, enabling employees
  to find and purchase goods and services through an intuitive catalog-driven interface with built-in approval workflows and
  policy compliance.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- B2B
- Catalog
- ERP
- Procurement
- Requisitions
- SAP
- Supply Chain
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ariba-guided-buying/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ariba-guided-buying:ariba-guided-buying-catalog-shop-api
  name: Ariba Guided Buying - Public Catalogs Shop API
  description: The Public Catalogs Shop API enables applications to retrieve data related to catalog items, filter facets,
    and matching search suggestions from public catalogs on SAP Business Network. This API supports SAP Ariba Buying, base
    edition, integrated with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
  humanURL: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis
  baseURL: https://openapi.ariba.com/api/catalog-shop/v1/prod
  tags:
  - Catalog
  - Procurement
  - Shopping
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sap.com/doc/f2393ece78554efab2087b984c6fa90b/cloud/en-US/5e12bd6c87f24e0781a5fcdfb410ddc6.pdf
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ariba-guided-buying-catalog-shop-api.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-shop-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-catalog-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-facet-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-items-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/catalog-shop-api-auto-complete-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/catalog-shop-api-shop-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/catalog-shop-api-catalog-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/ariba-guided-buying-catalog-shop-api-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/catalog-shop-shops.yaml
- aid: ariba-guided-buying:ariba-guided-buying-asset-management-api
  name: Ariba Guided Buying - Asset Management API
  description: The Asset Management API enables developers to retrieve purchase requisitions consisting of asset items and
    update asset data on those requisitions. This API is applicable for SAP ERP-integrated sites that have enabled the asset
    management feature.
  humanURL: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis
  baseURL: https://openapi.ariba.com/api/asset-management/v1/prod
  tags:
  - Asset Management
  - ERP
  - Procurement
  - Requisitions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sap.com/doc/16e046861d874557a33a1831b778d998/cloud/en-US/45d3c37cf5a643c38b9e26cc31c97470.pdf
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ariba-guided-buying-asset-management-api.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-requisition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-asset-line-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/asset-management-api-batch-asset-update-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/asset-management-api-requisition-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/asset-management-api-asset-line-item-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/ariba-guided-buying-asset-management-api-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/asset-management-requisitions.yaml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.sap.com/products/spend-management/guided-buying.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis/help-for-sap-ariba-developer-portal/sap-ariba-developer-portal-quick-start-guide-for-developers
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.ariba.com
- type: Authentication
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/ariba-apis/help-for-sap-ariba-developer-portal/sap-ariba-developer-portal-authentication
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/legal/terms-of-use.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.sap.com/about/legal/privacy.html
- type: Support
  url: https://help.sap.com/ariba
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/SAP-samples
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://github.com/SAP-samples/ariba-extensibility-samples
  title: SAP Ariba Extensibility Samples
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/ariba-guided-buying-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/ariba-guided-buying-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Consumer-Like Shopping Experience
    description: Provides employees with an intuitive catalog-driven shopping interface similar to consumer e-commerce applications.
  - name: Catalog Search and Typeahead
    description: Full-text search with typeahead autocomplete for finding catalog items from suppliers on SAP Business Network.
  - name: Policy Compliance Enforcement
    description: Built-in procurement policy checks ensure purchases comply with organizational spending rules and approval
      workflows.
  - name: Asset Management Integration
    description: Integrates with SAP ERP asset management to assign and track asset numbers on requisition line items.
  - name: OAuth 2.0 Authentication
    description: Secure API access using OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow with per-API credentials.
  - name: Faceted Search
    description: Retrieves filter facets alongside catalog items enabling refined product browsing and discovery.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Employee Self-Service Procurement
    description: Enable employees to browse and purchase approved goods from supplier catalogs without manual procurement
      processes.
  - name: ERP Asset Record Import
    description: Import asset records from SAP ERP and assign unique asset values to line items on approved requisitions.
  - name: Catalog Integration
    description: Integrate SAP Ariba Buying with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to access public supplier catalogs on SAP
      Business Network.
  - name: Requisition Automation
    description: Automate retrieval and processing of asset-based requisitions through the Asset Workbench workflow.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    description: Integrates with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for purchase request creation and order management.
  - name: SAP Business Network
    description: Connects to SAP Business Network to access public supplier catalogs and pricing.
  - name: SAP ERP
    description: Integrates with SAP ERP systems for asset management and purchase order creation.
  - name: SAP Integration Suite
    description: Extends SAP Ariba functionality through SAP Integration Suite for custom workflows and data transformations.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]