---
type: Article
name: "What is a buyability check?"
id: "https://selfe.ai/insights/glossary/what-is-a-buyability-check"
url: "https://selfe.ai/insights/glossary/what-is-a-buyability-check"
publisher: "did:web:selfe.ai"
description: "A quick, honest read on whether an AI agent could complete a booking or purchase with a business today, checked against its real, current facts."
datePublished: "2026-09-15T16:25:20.643Z"
author: The Selfe team
---

# What is a buyability check?

> A quick, honest read on whether an AI agent could complete a booking or purchase with a business today, checked against its real, current facts.

## In short

- A buyability check tests whether an agent could complete a purchase, not just whether it might mention you.
- It's a standalone, no-commitment starting point, not part of a sales process.

Good for: A fast, no-commitment first read on where a business stands. Not good for: A full readiness audit. It's a starting number, not a complete picture.

It's narrower than a general "AI visibility" check. Being mentioned by an assistant isn't what it measures. What it measures is narrower: whether the specific facts an agent needs, availability, terms, price, exist somewhere it can check them. A business can run one at any point without committing to anything further; what it gets back is a starting number, not a sales pitch.

## Good for

A fast, no-commitment first read on where a business stands.

## Not good for

A full readiness audit. It's a starting number, not a complete picture.

## Act on this

- [Check whether an agent can buy from you](https://selfe.ai/agentic-commerce/buyability-check) — the free readiness scan.
- [Discover venues](https://selfe.ai/api/registry/discover) — `POST`, semantic browse across the registry.
- [Match a bookable answer](https://selfe.ai/api/registry/match) — `POST` with dates and party size.
- [Verify Selfe's identity](https://selfe.ai/.well-known/did.json) — `did:web:selfe.ai`.
- [Agent card](https://selfe.ai/.well-known/agent-card.json) — how to connect over A2A or MCP.