About Zinc
Zinc or Zinc Technologies is a software company that specializes in creating tools for eCommerce brands. A few main of these tools involve inventory management, order fulfillment and repricing. Their three main products consist of PriceYak, JoeLister and Zinc Enforcer, all of which have a unique purpose. Via their Zinc API, eCommerce merchants can get access to a bunch of APIs to place or customize orders. The company also provides consultancy services.
San Francisco, California, is where Zinc’s main headquarters are located. The company itself was founded back in 2013. In addition, the founders of Zinc have decent experience in their respective fields and have also worked for some of Silicon Valley’s finest firms such as Dropbox, Strip, Nest, etc. Zinc mainly boosts small businesses, resellers, brands and public firms. They’ve managed to help these companies earn more than $250 million in sales annually. Well-known and established marketplaces such as Buyr are users of Zinc’s APIs and have reported a great experience working with Zinc’s solutions. DealDash, an auction platform, is yet another example of Zinc’s customers.
The Zinc API enables users to place custom orders on various eCommerce marketplaces such as Amazon, AliExpress, etc. These orders are not limited to any restrictions that would normally be imposed on a customer. For instance, Amazon may place a limit on your account to order only a small amount of a certain product. Via the Zinc managed account, you can add funds through multiple mediums such as PayPal, Bitcoin, wire transfer, etc. With Zinc API, you can also place orders and determine a shipping duration which suits your exact needs. This means that you can place same-day and standard deliveries. You can also select the cheapest shipping option available at hand.
Further, the Zinc API allows you to choose a product’s color, type, and other attributes with ease. Another interesting feature of this solution is that it gives you the liberty to set a maximum threshold for your spending. This ensures that you or your team never place an order that goes beyond the budget. You can even stay updated on your shipment’s location via tracking updates. If, for any reason, the status of an automatic order change, you’ll be updated accordingly which can come in handy for resolving any customer queries from your end. Even resale certificates that exempt merchants from being taxed are managed by the Zinc platform. With ClickPost’s API tracking, you’ll be able to stay up-to-date with your shipment’s location at any given time.
