# Chope vs TableCheck API

> TableCheck scores 57.1 (C) to Chope's 13.3 (F) for restaurant reservations. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-14

TableCheck API scores 57.1 (C) on agent readiness against Chope's 13.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Chope leads on payments & pricing. Both do restaurant reservations.

- Chope: grade F, 13.3/100, rank #1057 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chope.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/chope.json
- TableCheck API: grade C, 57.1/100, rank #661 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tablecheck.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tablecheck.json
- Best restaurant reservation and local appointment APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/local-bookings/index.md
- All 36 bookings comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/local-bookings/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Chope (F)

Good for: A person booking restaurants in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.

Ahead on:
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 0

Watch for: No public API or MCP server that an outside agent can call

### TableCheck API (C)

Good for: Restaurants and groups in Japan and Asia on TableCheck, and booking or concierge platforms wanting their inventory.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 80 against 15
- Schema & documentation, 77 against 0
- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 0
- Security & auth, 46 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 66 against 41

Also in its favour:
- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install

Watch for: Access needs an emailed application, case-by-case approval and fees quoted privately


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Chope | TableCheck API | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 80 | TableCheck API +65 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 77 | TableCheck API +77 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 72 | TableCheck API +72 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 46 | TableCheck API +46 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 0 | Chope +30 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 34 | 35 | TableCheck API +1 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 41 | 66 | TableCheck API +25 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **13.3 · F** | **57.1 · C** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Chope | TableCheck API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | The Chope Group Pte Ltd | TableCheck Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.tablecheck.com/api/` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Chope's Terms & Conditions | Proprietary service under the TableCheck API Terms of Service |
| Tools exposed | none | 20 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2023-09-11 | 2022-10-11 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2023-09-11 | 2016-12-14 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |

## Verdicts

**Chope.** Chope is a diner-facing restaurant booking site and app in Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta and Bali, owned by Grab, with free bookings and app releases in September 2026. No public API or MCP server lets an outside agent search or book, and restaurant integrations run through partners such as TableCheck and SevenRooms by arrangement.

**TableCheck API.** TableCheck publishes OpenAPI specs for availability, booking, CRM and POS components and a merchant MCP server with read-only keys, idempotent writes and personal data hidden by default. Access is by email application with case-by-case approval and unpublished fees, the MCP server is still under development, and no audit log or dated changelog was found.

## Before you call either

### Chope

1. Don't plan to call Chope from another agent. Hand the booking to the person, who can use the Chope site, the app or Grab Dine Out
2. For a restaurant on Chope that also uses TableCheck or SevenRooms, check whether that platform's API covers the venue
3. Tell the person that some restaurants ask for a deposit, which depends on the restaurant, day and party size

### TableCheck API

1. Decide which side you act for. Distribution and Web Booking serve diner-facing platforms, while Booking, CRM, POS and the MCP serve the venue
2. Ask the operator for a read-only key before using the MCP, as TableCheck recommends, and avoid cancellations through it
3. Call `hold_table` (MCP) or POST /blockages (REST) before booking, since availability is a snapshot and a blockage expires in 5 minutes
4. Send dates as YYYY-MM-DD and convert the UTC times returned to the venue's time zone from `list_shops`
5. Stay under 10,000 requests per 5 minutes per component and wait for the next window after a 429

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Chope or TableCheck API?

TableCheck API scores 57.1 (C) on agent readiness against Chope's 13.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Chope leads on payments & pricing.

### Can an agent call Chope and TableCheck API without installing anything?

No hosted endpoint is listed for Chope. TableCheck API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.tablecheck.com/api/.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chope-vs-tablecheck.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chope-vs-tablecheck.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "chope", "b": "tablecheck"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare chope tablecheck`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/chope.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tablecheck.json

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