The data layer beneath the material economy.

One REST API for the world's sustainable-materials atlas — search materials, rank substitutes, map verified suppliers, and pull emissions data. Aggregated and cleaned from 10+ fragmented industry sources.

Find substitutes for PLA
curl https://api.materialtransition.com/v1/materials/polylactic-acid/substitutes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mt_demo_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"

What you can build

Materials atlas

Search 1.3M+ supplier-linked materials with sustainability scores, properties, and regulatory flags.

Substitutes engine

Surface ranked sustainable alternatives to legacy plastics, scored by property similarity and uplift.

Verified suppliers

Map suppliers, certifications, and global production footprints for any material.

Hybrid search

One natural-language query, ranked results across the entire atlas — the same engine we use internally.

Emissions data

Regional greenhouse-gas rollups aligned to Climate TRACE sectors.

Regulatory status

Jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction approval, restriction, and review status per material.

Endpoints

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