# Menards — Wrapped API

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> Search Menards' complete product catalog across lumber, building materials, and all categories while viewing real-time pricing, sale prices, rebates, and final values. Browse by category or use search suggestions to find exactly what you need with full pricing transparency.

**Category:** E-commerce | **Website:** [menards.com/](https://menards.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/272e49b2-fa55-4463-9743-e33178a245ab/menards-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/272e49b2-fa55-4463-9743-e33178a245ab/menards-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-menards-com-api-272e49b2/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_category

Browse products in a specific Menards category by category ID. Returns up to 40 products per page with pricing, availability, and product links. Category IDs can be obtained from the get_departments endpoint or from product links.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category_id` | string | Yes | Menards category ID (e.g. '9143' for Hammers, '9072' for Power Drills, '5570' for Appliances) |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination (1-based) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-menards-com-api-272e49b2/get_category \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category_id":"<string>","page":"<integer>"}'
```

### get_departments

Retrieve the list of top-level product departments from Menards.com. Returns department names, URLs, and category IDs that can be used with the get_category endpoint to browse products within each department.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-menards-com-api-272e49b2/get_departments \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_product_details

Retrieve full details for a specific Menards product by its URL path. Returns Schema.org product data (name, description, brand, offers, images) and specification key-value pairs. Product URLs are obtained from search_products or get_category results via the link field.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `url` | string | Yes | Product page URL path starting with /main/ (e.g. '/main/tools/power-tools/power-drills-impact-drivers/north-tech-reg-18-volt-cordless-3-8-drill-kit/cd111/p-1642874352528255-c-9072.htm') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-menards-com-api-272e49b2/get_product_details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"<string>"}'
```

### search_products

Full-text search over Menards.com product catalog. Returns up to 40 products per page with pricing, availability, and product links. Paginates via integer page number; totalItems indicates how many results match the query across all pages.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination (1-based) |
| `query` | string | Yes | Search keyword (e.g. 'drill', 'hammer', 'lumber') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-menards-com-api-272e49b2/search_products \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```