{
  "service": "Agent Outposts",
  "logging": "Intent registrations are logged in aggregate (brand, intent, result counts, hashed caller id) for demand statistics. No raw IP addresses are stored; free-text fields are stored only as provided.",
  "disclaimer": "Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Albertsons. This Outpost is a demand registry operated by Agent Outposts; door-state data is compiled from public sources (evidence linked per claim) and is not provided, reviewed, or endorsed by Albertsons.",
  "outpost": "albertsons",
  "brand": "Albertsons",
  "category": "Grocery & warehouse",
  "status": "collecting_demand",
  "headline": "No shopping developer API (its public API is for advertisers); all grocery intents run through Instacart/DoorDash/Uber Eats or its human app.",
  "wall_summary": "Albertsons has no shopping developer API for agents — the only Albertsons API found is Albertsons Media Collective's advertiser measurement API, not shopping. Every grocery intent runs through aggregators, mainly Instacart (also DoorDash and Uber Eats), or through its human app and website.",
  "door_state_version": "census-2026-11-01",
  "door_state": {
    "inventory": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Instacart",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Availability is shown in Instacart / Albertsons human app channels (pickup in as soon as 30 minutes advertised); no inventory API found."
    },
    "menu_browse": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Instacart (also DoorDash / Uber Eats)",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "No public consumer developer API found; the only Albertsons API found is Albertsons Media Collective's advertiser measurement API, not shopping. Official Albertsons local pages describe online shopping and name Instacart, UberEats and DoorDash as third-party order channels."
    },
    "ordering": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Instacart (pickup and delivery, 2,000+ Albertsons-banner locations per Instacart announcement)",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Official terms on the page distinguish company-owned website/app orders from 'orders placed through a third-party such as Instacart, UberEats, DoorDash' - confirming aggregator ordering, with no direct agent door."
    },
    "prices": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Instacart",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Official page says 'Same prices, deals & rewards online as in-store' for its own human web/app channel, and Instacart storefronts display prices; no price API."
    },
    "tracking": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Instacart",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Orders placed via Instacart are tracked in Instacart; Albertsons-native tracking is human app/web only and no tracking API was found."
    }
  },
  "official_channels": [
    {
      "name": "Instacart marketplace",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Named on Albertsons' official local pages as a third-party order channel for pickup and delivery; orders placed through Instacart are tracked in Instacart.",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html"
    },
    {
      "name": "DoorDash marketplace",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "ordering"
      ],
      "gate": "Named on Albertsons' official local pages as a third-party order channel alongside Instacart and Uber Eats.",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html"
    },
    {
      "name": "Uber Eats marketplace",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "ordering"
      ],
      "gate": "Named on Albertsons' official local pages as a third-party order channel alongside Instacart and DoorDash.",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html"
    },
    {
      "name": "Albertsons app / web",
      "kind": "human_channel",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Human-operated app and website only, with no agent API; the official page says prices, deals and rewards online match in-store for this channel.",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html"
    },
    {
      "name": "Albertsons Media Collective API",
      "kind": "partner_program",
      "covers": [],
      "gate": "Advertiser measurement API only, per the census; it is not a shopping API and serves no consumer grocery intent.",
      "evidence_url": "https://local.albertsons.com/id/boise/1219-s-broadway-ave/grocery-delivery-pickup.html"
    }
  ],
  "agent_native": {
    "api_catalog": "unverified",
    "llms_txt": "unverified",
    "mcp_server": false
  },
  "bot_posture": {
    "summary": "unverified - robots.txt fetch failed with browser service 429 rate limit on 2026-11-01; no inference drawn",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.albertsons.com/robots.txt"
  },
  "alternatives": {
    "menu_browse": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "prices": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "inventory": {
      "count": 3,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "ordering": {
      "count": 2,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "tracking": {
      "count": 1,
      "access": "register_intent"
    }
  },
  "alternatives_policy": "Ranked by fit only. Placement is never sold.",
  "register_intent": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.agentoutposts.com/outposts/albertsons/intent",
    "body": {
      "intent": "one of: menu_browse | prices | inventory | ordering | tracking",
      "detail": "optional context for the brand (max 500 chars), e.g. the task you were trying to complete. Never include personal data — no names, addresses, or order details.",
      "agent_label": "optional self-declared agent name (max 80 chars). Never put personal data in this field.",
      "est_frequency": "optional, e.g. '40/day'",
      "notify": "'poll' (default) or 'webhook'",
      "notify_url": "required when notify = 'webhook'"
    },
    "returns": "A receipt: ticket, queue position, live demand snapshot, alternatives for your intent, and (poll mode) a notify URL that reports door-state changes.",
    "limits": "100 intent registrations per caller per day"
  }
}