{
  "name": "BestAffiliatePrograms.cc",
  "description": "A free, read-only, verified directory of affiliate programs, queryable by REST API and by a remote MCP server. Compare programs by network, published commission, cookie window, how they pay, requirements, and a modelled value per referral.",
  "url": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc",
  "provider": {
    "organization": "BestAffiliatePrograms.cc",
    "url": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc"
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "search_affiliate_programs",
    "get_affiliate_program",
    "list_categories",
    "list_networks",
    "get_directory_stats"
  ],
  "api": {
    "type": "openapi",
    "openapi": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/v1/openapi.json",
    "baseUrl": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/v1"
  },
  "mcp": {
    "url": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/v1/mcp",
    "transport": "streamable-http"
  },
  "dataset": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/affiliate-programs.json",
  "documentation": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/developers",
  "authentication": {
    "type": "apiKey",
    "scheme": "bearer",
    "in": "header",
    "name": "Authorization",
    "note": "The REST API (/v1) requires a free API key, sent as 'Authorization: Bearer <key>'; create one at https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/developers. The MCP server (/v1/mcp) and the bulk dataset (/affiliate-programs.json) are open and need no key."
  },
  "usage": "Data is free to cite with attribution and a link back to BestAffiliatePrograms.cc."
}