Price benchmarking for businesses in Pakistan with DAAM
How retailers, procurement teams, contractors and restaurants use DAAM’s verified prices and read-only Business API to benchmark prices and check quotes.
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The short answer
Businesses use DAAM to benchmark prices against the verified market: retailers check where their prices sit, procurement teams check supplier quotations, contractors check material rates by city, and restaurants compare menus. Besides the chat, DAAM offers a read-only Business API with product search, market benchmarks with offers and evidence, price history and bulk quote checks.
Key takeaways
- Every number the API returns comes from verified observations with a source URL and evidence text — the same data as the chat.
- Endpoints cover product search, benchmarks with up to 10 offers, price history and verdicts for up to 50 quoted lines.
- City and channel parameters matter for construction materials and restaurants.
- Access is by API key, metered per day, read-only by design.
- Pro accounts suit individuals who check prices often; the API suits systems and teams.
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Who benchmarks prices, and why
Pricing decisions in Pakistan are often made with a phone call to a friend in the market. That works until it doesn’t: a supplier raises rates quietly, a competitor undercuts you, or a quotation for 500 bags of cement sits well above what the market is asking. DAAM gives businesses the same evidence-backed view of the market that shoppers get — in the chat, and through an API.
| Who | Typical question |
|---|---|
| Retailers and distributors | Where do our phone and appliance prices sit against verified sellers today? |
| Procurement teams | Is this supplier’s quotation within the market for each line? |
| Contractors and developers | What are cement, sariya and brick rates in this city this week? |
| Restaurants | How do our menu prices compare with similar restaurants and channels? |
| Analysts and media | How has the median price of a product moved over recent months? |
What the Business API offers
The Business API is read-only and returns the same verified data the chat uses:
| Endpoint | What it returns |
|---|---|
| Search | Up to 10 product candidates for a query, with category, brand, attributes and a match score |
| Product benchmark | Min, 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile and max; the cheapest offer; confidence and freshness; up to 10 verified offers with source URLs and evidence text |
| Price history | A downsampled history of the median, up to 60 points |
| Check quote | Verdicts for up to 50 quoted lines at once, with quantity, city and channel |
City matters for city-priced categories — construction materials and restaurants — and a channel parameter separates web, in-store, dine-in, takeaway and delivery-app prices.
Try asking DAAM“Lucky cement price per bag in Karachi”Evidence, not estimates
Every number the API returns traces back to a stored observation with a source URL and an evidence snippet. When there isn’t enough evidence, the benchmark says so rather than filling the gap. That makes the data safe to put in front of a purchasing committee or a client: each figure can be checked. How the data is collected and verified is covered in how DAAM verifies prices.
Checking supplier quotations in bulk
The quote-check endpoint accepts up to 50 lines — product, unit price, optional quantity, city and channel — and returns a verdict per line: within range, above, potentially above, below market, or insufficient evidence. It is the API version of what any user can do by photographing a quotation in the chat; see checking a quotation.
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Ask DAAM a question your business cares about. The chat and the API share the same verified prices.
Opens DAAM with: “Grade 60 steel rate per ton in Islamabad”
Access and fair use
- Access is by an API key sent in the request header. Keys are shown once and stored only as a hash.
- Each key has a daily request allowance and a burst limit; responses include the remaining allowance.
- The API is read-only and doesn’t offer bulk exports of the underlying database; history is downsampled.
- Business accounts also get higher limits in the chat.
For access, pricing and data questions, contact DAAM at hamza@moodbook.uk.
Not a business? Pro may be enough
If you check prices often — a buyer for a small shop, a site engineer, a restaurant owner — a Pro account raises the daily chat limits and alert allowance without any integration work. Most people start in the chat and move to the API when they want prices inside their own systems.
Frequently asked questions
Does DAAM have an API for businesses?
Yes. DAAM offers a read-only Business API with product search, market benchmarks with verified offers, price history and bulk quote checks for up to 50 lines, using the same verified data as the chat.
Can I check a supplier quotation with the API?
Yes. The check-quote endpoint takes up to 50 lines with product, unit price and optional quantity, city and channel, and returns a verdict per line, from within range to potentially above the market.
Are API prices estimates?
No. Every number comes from verified observations with a source URL and evidence text. When evidence is insufficient, the response says so instead of estimating.
How do I get API access?
Contact DAAM at hamza@moodbook.uk. Access is by an API key with a daily request allowance; keys are shown once and stored only as a hash.
Free · no sign-up needed
See the data before you integrate
Ask DAAM a question your business cares about. The chat and the API share the same verified prices.
Opens DAAM with: “Grade 60 steel rate per ton in Islamabad”
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Hamza writes DAAM’s price guides for shoppers in Pakistan: where to buy, what to check before paying and how to use verified prices to avoid being overcharged.
