Hi Product Hunters! We're excited to share a new product from Stedi, a developer-focused platform for building EDI integrations.

🤔Problem The first step in any EDI relationship is agreeing on a set of EDI specifications. These requirements are typically shared as a PDF document, which is helpful for human reference but does not enable automated translation or validation of EDI documents. 💡Solution Stedi Guides is a new product that enables users to quickly and accurately create specifications using a visual interface. These specifications can be used to programmatically parse and generate EDI documents via API using a modern JSON Schema format, or to validate EDI manually in a web browser against interactive documentation. 👀 Key Features - Machine-readable JSON Schema artifacts to read, write, and validate EDI documents. - Built-in support for all X12 transaction sets and releases, allowing you to configure X12-conformant specifications without custom development. - Customizable specifications, so you can make the standard work for you and not be constrained by strict X12 interpretation. - No coding experience required to build a Stedi guide using the visual interface. Creating guides and sharing them within your organization is entirely free 💸. Validate EDI files for free using the Inspector – or use Stedi's EDI Translate API to parse and generate EDI files programmatically. The EDI Translate API also has a generous free tier, so there is no need to worry about costs when experimenting.

We'd love to hear your feedback and answer any questions!