Glossary & FAQs
Core ONDC and Beckn terms, in plain English.
BAP — Buyer App
Beckn Application Platform: the consumer-facing app a buyer uses to search, order and pay.
BPP — Seller App
Beckn Provider Platform: the seller-facing app that lists catalogues and fulfils orders.
Gateway
Broadcasts a buyer's search to relevant seller apps so discovery is open across the network.
Registry
The directory of verified network participants, their roles and endpoints.
Beckn
The open decentralised-commerce protocol ONDC is built on.
NP — Network Participant
Any entity registered to operate on the network (buyer app, seller app, LSP, gateway, etc.).
IGM — Issue & Grievance Management
The standardised flow for raising and resolving disputes on the network.
RSF — Reconciliation & Settlement Framework
How money is reconciled and settled between participants after a transaction.
Pramaan
ONDC's reference validation / certification tool for implementations.
Sandbox
A safe environment that simulates the live network for testing before certification.
FAQ
Do I need to be a big company to join ONDC?
No. ONDC is explicitly designed to include small and rural sellers, with onboarding programs like DigiReady and Grameen.
Is this the official ONDC site?
No — Open ONDC is an independent, unofficial portal that curates public information from ondc.org and the ONDC-Official open-source repositories.