A buyer application asks.
A search request enters the open network.
Discovery needs every seller to be reachable.
Gateways are essential components in an open-network ecosystem, serving as technology providers to ensure that all sellers in the ONDC Network can be discovered.
One request, made discoverable across the network.
Gateways facilitate multicasting by forwarding search requests from buyer applications to all seller applications and vice versa, as specified in the ONDC Network Policies.
The discovery relay.
The Gateway service enables manual searches by end consumers by providing relevant product and service information from ONDC's seller universe.
The Gateway forwards it.
The request is forwarded to seller applications, so discovery is not limited to a single destination.
Seller information returns.
Relevant product and service information from the seller universe can be surfaced to the end consumer.
A clearer route to discoverability.
Connect seamlessly
Support discovery across an open-network ecosystem.
Increase reach and visibility
Help sellers become discoverable beyond a single application.
Surface relevant information
Enable searches that draw from ONDC's seller universe.
Become a Gateway on the ONDC Network.
Help make the network's sellers discoverable.