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.

Quickstart API reference

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

Full reference

GET /v1/me Who am I (current account)GET /v1/rate-limit Rate-limit status GET /v1/usage Usage summary GET /v1/health Health check GET /v1/materials List & search materials GET /v1/materials/{id} Get a material GET /v1/materials/{id}/substitutes Find sustainable substitutes POST /v1/materials/compare Compare materials GET /v1/suppliers List & search suppliers GET /v1/suppliers/{id} Get a supplier + footprint GET /v1/search Unified hybrid search GET /v1/emissions Emissions by region GET /v1/regulatory/{material} Regulatory status