TradeTapp API Field Guide
This field guide is intended to cover basic product knowledge and describe key points of differentiation from other Autodesk Construction Cloud products.
Overview of TradeTapp
TradeTapp functionally operates in a distinct workflow:
- Inviting vendors to qualify and supply their current business operating data
- Verification of that data in order to qualify or deny the vendor as a preferred partner
TradeTapp sits atop the Builders Network, which is a real-time, cloud-based network for construction companies.
TradeTapp enables companies to find relevant vendors to qualify and partner with on their construction projects. The workflow is ideal for owners looking to invite general contractors, for general contractors looking to invite subcontractors, and for subcontractors looking to qualify their own subcontractors and/or material suppliers.
All invites issued via TradeTapp create corresponding questionnaires on BuildingConnected Qualification. BuildingConnected Qualification allows vendors to provide their most accurate up to date information along with their financial statements and any custom questions you may have requested to be answered. For more information, see the TradeTapp website.
TradeTapp data is broken up into two key objects, which are Qualification and Financial. These endpoints provide distinctive data sets which correlate to submission data sent by contracting partners as a part of their qualification submission. Additionally, they include some data captured during the risk review process.
Important: TradeTapp API v2 will return data points for instances where an invited subcontractor has made at least one historical submission or the data was imported. Data will not be returned for the following circumstances:
- Invitations where the subcontractor has been invited but has not yet made a submission
- Project approval data (This function is currently not supported by APIs)
Diagram Definitions
GC: General Contractor
Vendor: Subcontractor or Supplier
BC: BuildingConnected
Questionnaire: The form which a Subcontractor/Vendor/Supplier will fill out to submit data to a General Contractor
Qualification object: A single object returned by the endpoint which serves data pertaining to qualification data in TradeTapp for a Subcontractor/Vendor/Supplier
Financial object: A single object returned by the endpoint which serves data pertaining to financial, project and safety figures
Financial input: The manual data entry of financial statements into the TradeTapp system
Qualification
TradeTapp Qualification objects represent a completed questionnaire that a vendor has submitted in TradeTapp. The object allows you to view all of the answers that a vendor submitted - not including the supporting files. The API allows you to retrieve a list of your vendors’ submitted questionnaires.
Vendors and trade partners have the ability to update and override data at their will, but the data won’t surface in TradeTapp or in the API unless the vendor makes another submission.
The Qualification Data Model

Financial
TradeTapp Financial Data objects represent vendors’ financial, safety, and risk data from TradeTapp. This data is a mix of vendor-submitted, GC-entered, and TradeTapp calculated data.
Financial data is returned for a vendor when they have at least one completed financial statement. This can be observed in the TradeTapp app by viewing the vendor’s Financial Input page and confirming at least one statement is in the Completed section.
Some financial and safety data is used in proprietary algorithms and custom formulas to drive insights for the General Contractor in making risk-related decisions.
The Financial Data Model

Builders Network Company ID
The Builders network company ID is a unique identifier which is used across BuildingConnected and
TradeTapp to identify a unique company. TradeTapp and BuildingConnected use this ID to identify a
subcontractor/vendor/supplier in both systems as a 1:1 match. This ID is referenced in TradeTapp API
responses as the id
field and in BuildingConnected API as the companyId
.
Example:
- TradeTapp: qualification.id
- BuildingConnected: bid.bidderCompanyId
The Builders Network Data Model - Identification of unique companies

Limitations
The TradeTapp API is intended to expose all key data points that users normally have access to within a TradeTapp product, with several important limitations:
- No write endpoints
- No ability to search the Builders Network
- No file management
- No user management
- No reviewer data
- No Audit Log
- No user comments
- No flags or alerts
- No approval data or risk mitigation plan results
- No Request for Correction data