Walmart × Parallel

Ways Walmart could use the Decisions API

Omnichannel retailer serving consumers and businesses.

Retail & commerceSells to consumers5,000+ employeesRegulatedOnboards third partiesPublic API

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01choice

Productdaily

Avoid failed restaurant deliveries by flagging closed locations

Why: Walmart is expanding restaurant delivery to locations beyond its stores, including Dunkin’.¹

Example

Avoid failed restaurant deliveries by flagging closed locations

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionIs this restaurant location publicly listed as open, temporarily closed, or permanently closed?

Decision

OpenKeep location available
Temporarily closedPause location availability
Permanently closedRetire the location

02yes / no

Operationslive

Prevent Marketplace duplicates by matching submitted items to catalog records

Why: Walmart Marketplace supports creating offers for existing catalog items and resolving duplicate items.²

Example

Prevent Marketplace duplicates by matching submitted items to catalog records

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionDo this submitted item and this existing catalog item represent the exact same product and variant, according to manufacturer or other public sources?

Decision

Yes ≥ 90%Link the submitted item
Yes 50–90%Queue for review
Yes < 50%Create separate item

03choice

Operationsmonthly

Keep Marketplace seller records current by flagging legal name mismatches

Why: Marketplace sellers must provide accurate, current business information, and some must verify it annually.³

Example

Keep Marketplace seller records current by flagging legal name mismatches

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionDoes this Marketplace seller’s stored legal business name match its current official business registration?

Decision

MatchRetain the name
MismatchRequest seller correction
Not foundQueue registration review

04score

Saleslive

Focus Business+ sales follow-up by sizing Enterprise leads

Why: Walmart Business+ offers an Enterprise plan, with prospects contacting sales through a form.⁴

Example

Focus Business+ sales follow-up by sizing Enterprise leads

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionFor this exact company submitting an Enterprise inquiry, what is its publicly evidenced employee count: under 50, 50–249, or 250 or more?

Decision

Under 50Suggest core or premium
50–249Assign sales follow-up
250 or moreAssign enterprise specialist

05choice

Supportlive

Resolve Business+ account updates faster by detecting ownership changes

Why: Walmart Business+ offers organization memberships and onboarding support for Premium teams.⁵

Example

Resolve Business+ account updates faster by detecting ownership changes

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionFor this exact Walmart Business+ customer requesting an account update, do public sources show it is independent, acquired, or merged?

Decision

IndependentHandle standard update
AcquiredReview parent account
MergedReview successor account

06yes / no

Riskdaily

Reduce recall exposure by flagging affected Marketplace products

Why: Walmart directs customers to its product recalls page and maintains product safety compliance programs.⁶⁷

Example

Reduce recall exposure by flagging affected Marketplace products

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionHas an official regulator or manufacturer recalled this exact product and variant, including any matching lot or date information in the listing?

Decision

YesEscalate for product review
NoRetain current listing

07choice

Productlive

Complete Automotive listings faster by mapping manufacturer product types

Why: Walmart introduced new Automotive product types and attributes to improve catalog quality and item classification.⁸

Example

Complete Automotive listings faster by mapping manufacturer product types

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionAccording to the manufacturer, is this submitted automotive item a brake component, filter, or wiper blade, or none of these?

Decision

Brake componentSuggest brake attributes
FilterSuggest filter attributes
Wiper bladeSuggest wiper attributes
OtherRequest category selection

08yes / no

Operationslive

Speed Marketplace onboarding by confirming active business registrations

Why: Walmart verifies prospective Marketplace sellers’ business information with federal, state and international organizations.⁹

Example

Speed Marketplace onboarding by confirming active business registrations

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionDo official registration sources show this exact Marketplace applicant is currently registered and active in its stated jurisdiction?

Decision

YesContinue business verification
NoRequest registration review

09choice

Productweekly

Keep Customer Choice substitutions current by flagging discontinued products

Why: Customer Choice lets shoppers preselect replacements for sold-out items and remembers their preferences for reorders.¹⁰

Example

Keep Customer Choice substitutions current by flagging discontinued products

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionAccording to the manufacturer, is this saved Customer Choice substitute still produced, discontinued, or replaced by a named successor?

Decision

Still producedRetain saved substitute
DiscontinuedPrompt substitute reselection
ReplacedSuggest successor product

10choice

Operationsmonthly

Protect direct-import food supply by flagging lapsed site certifications

Why: Private-brand direct-import food sites must maintain recognized food safety certification, including an applicable FSMA add-on.¹¹

Example

Protect direct-import food supply by flagging lapsed site certifications

POST https://api.parallel.ai/v1/decisions

Send with your key in the x-api-key header.

QuestionDoes the certification body publicly list this exact food manufacturing site’s recorded certification as current, expired, or withdrawn?

Decision

CurrentRetain certification record
ExpiredRequest updated certification
WithdrawnEscalate supplier review

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