Buy from H-E-B via API
Automate grocery ordering from H-E-B. Access fresh food, household products, and Texas favorites via Zinc's API.
How the H-E-B integration works
H-E-B is a beloved Texas-based grocery chain known for quality products, competitive prices, and strong store brands. Their online platform offers a full range of groceries, household essentials, deli items, and their famous H-E-B brand products. Zinc's H-E-B integration provides programmatic access to their online grocery catalog.
Perfect for regional grocery delivery services, meal planning platforms, and applications serving Texas and the broader Southern US market.
What you can build with the H-E-B API
Build with the H-E-B integration API for search, ordering, tracking, and returns.
H-E-B Order Placement API
Place orders with a product URL and shipping address. No checkout flows required — Zinc handles the retailer-side workflow and processes orders asynchronously.
{
"products": [
{
"url": "https://heb.com/...",
"quantity": 1
}
],
"shipping_address": {
"first_name": "Jane",
"last_name": "Doe",
"address_line1": "123 Main St",
"city": "San Francisco",
"state": "CA",
"postal_code": "94105",
"country": "US",
"phone_number": "5551234567"
},
"max_price": 39900
}H-E-B Order Status API
Retrieve order details including item statuses, shipping address, and processing results. Poll to track progress from pending through to delivery.
{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"status": "order_placed",
"max_price": 39900,
"items": [
{
"url": "https://heb.com/...",
"quantity": 1,
"status": "shipped"
}
],
"tracking_numbers": [
{
"carrier": "ups",
"tracking_number": "1Z999AA10123456784",
"created_at": "2026-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}
],
"created_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}H-E-B Shipment Tracking
Tracking numbers are automatically extracted from retailer shipping notifications and returned in the order response. Supports UPS, FedEx, USPS, Amazon Logistics, and DHL.
{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"status": "order_placed",
"tracking_numbers": [
{
"carrier": "ups",
"tracking_number": "1Z999AA10123456784",
"created_at": "2026-01-15T14:30:00Z"
},
{
"carrier": "amazon",
"tracking_number": "TBA123456789000",
"created_at": "2026-01-16T09:15:00Z"
}
]
}H-E-B Managed Accounts
Use Zinc-managed checkout accounts or bring your own retailer credentials. Managed accounts handle login, 2FA, and payment automatically — no account setup required.
{
"credentials": [
{
"short_id": "zn_acct_a1b2c3d4",
"email": "orders@example.com",
"retailer": "heb",
"has_totp": true,
"has_forwarding": true
}
],
"total": 1
}H-E-B Integration FAQ
You can search products, place orders, track shipments, and handle returns through a single Zinc API integration for H-E-B.
No. Zinc handles the retailer-side ordering workflow so your app can place orders directly via API calls.
Yes. You can fetch tracking status through the API and subscribe to webhook events for shipping and delivery updates.
Create an account, get your API key, and follow the Zinc API docs to send your first search or order request.