# Covala

> Product intelligence for everyone. Structured data for 50,000+ products — an API for developers, a catalog for shoppers, and smart tools for homeowners and businesses.

## Company

Covala is a product intelligence platform that collects, normalizes, and enriches product data from 20+ major US retailers (Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, Target, Costco, and more). We entity-resolve products across retailers, group variants, extract error codes and maintenance schedules, and serve everything through a REST API and MCP server.

- Website: https://covala.com
- API Base: https://api.covala.com
- Documentation: https://developers.covala.com/docs

## Products

### Covala API — Product Knowledge API for Developers
The core product. REST API providing structured product data, cross-retailer pricing, barcode/UPC/EAN lookup, error codes, maintenance schedules, and product relationships.

- URL: https://covala.com/developers
- Dashboard: https://developers.covala.com
- Docs: https://developers.covala.com/docs
- Pricing: https://covala.com/developers/pricing

Key capabilities:
- Product search by name, UPC/EAN/GTIN, MPN, brand, category
- Cross-retailer price comparison (20 retailers)
- 60+ structured fields per product (specs, dimensions, energy ratings, connectivity)
- Error code lookup and troubleshooting guides
- Maintenance schedules and lifecycle data
- Product variant grouping and relationships
- Cursor-based pagination for bulk access

### Covala MCP Server — AI Agent Integration
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents like Claude, GPT, and other LLMs direct access to product search, price comparison, and product knowledge.

- URL: https://covala.com/developers/mcp
- Install: npx @covala/mcp-server

### Covala Shopping — Product Catalog for Consumers
Public product catalog with cross-retailer price comparison, category browsing, and product discovery.

- URL: https://covala.com/shopping
- Live catalog: https://shopping.covala.com

### Covala Home — Smart Home Inventory
Home inventory and household asset management. Track appliances, get maintenance reminders, look up error codes, document for insurance.

- URL: https://covala.com/home
- App: https://home.covala.com

### Covala Office — Equipment Intelligence for Teams
Equipment tracking and operations management for IT and office teams.

- URL: https://covala.com/office
- App: https://office.covala.com

## Key Stats

- 50,000+ products with structured data
- 20 active retailers tracked
- 1,400+ brands cataloged
- 620+ product types in Shopify-backed taxonomy
- 60+ fields per product
- Cross-retailer entity resolution via GTIN/MPN matching

## API Pricing

- **Free**: 100 requests/day, product search, basic specs
- **Pro** ($49/mo): 10,000 requests/day, full specs, price history, knowledge layer
- **Business** ($199/mo): 100,000 requests/day, bulk export, webhooks, priority support

## Comparison with Alternatives

Covala vs other product data APIs:
- vs Go-UPC: https://covala.com/developers/compare/go-upc
- vs UPCitemdb: https://covala.com/developers/compare/upcitemdb
- vs Barcode Lookup: https://covala.com/developers/compare/barcode-lookup
- vs Icecat: https://covala.com/developers/compare/icecat

## Developer Resources

- API Documentation: https://developers.covala.com/docs
- Changelog: https://covala.com/developers/changelog
- Solutions: https://covala.com/developers/solutions
- Use Cases: https://covala.com/developers/use-cases
- FAQ: https://covala.com/developers/faq
- Blog: https://covala.com/blog

## Contact

- Email: hello@covala.com
- API Support: support@covala.com