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Dev tools · January 25, 2014

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Buy stuff through your terminal

Zinc is an API that covers the entire e‑commerce purchasing lifecycle, from discovery, to ordering, to tracking, to returns — across thousands of retailers

Buy stuff through your terminal launched on January 25, 2014 with 45 votes, #588 of 1,173 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Zinc is a developer API that handles the complete e-commerce purchasing process across thousands of retailers. It enables discovery, ordering, tracking, and returns through a single integration, allowing developers to build purchase functionality directly into applications and services. The tool is designed for developers who need to programmatically manage shopping workflows without building separate integrations for each retailer.

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