# Bud Walton

> Bud Walton is co-founder of Walmart. Walmart Affiliate Marketing API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Walmart.

## What Bud builds

- [Walmart Affiliate Marketing API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/walmart-affiliate-api.md), graded E, 38.6/100, in Shopping, returns & refunds. Walmart's read-only catalogue API for affiliates, documented on the Walmart I/O portal. It searches Walmart.com products and returns item details, reviews, taxonomy, trending items, recommendations and nearby stores, with affiliate links tracked through Impact. It cannot place orders. Co-founder, Walmart, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Sam Walton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-walton/), Co-founder, Walmart

## Questions

### Who is Bud Walton?

Bud Walton is co-founder of Walmart.

### What does Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC (Walmart Inc.) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Walmart Affiliate Marketing API from Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC (Walmart Inc.). Walmart's read-only catalogue API for affiliates, documented on the Walmart I/O portal. It searches Walmart.com products and returns item details, reviews, taxonomy, trending items, recommendations and nearby stores, with affiliate links tracked through Impact. It cannot place orders.

### How are Bud's tools graded?

Walmart Affiliate Marketing API is graded E, 38.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://corporate.walmart.com
- https://walmart.io/support
- https://walmart.io/support/support-form
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Walton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Walton

Not the same person as [Bud Walton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bud-walton-2/) (Walmart Inc.), as far as the research can tell.

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