How it works
We capture who has it. We hash it. You look it up.
Every night we record which Australian suppliers list a part, and whether it is in stock. Later, you can ask what was available on any captured date and get a record you can cite.
The process / from nightly capture to proof
The process
Nightly capture
Each night we capture supplier availability for collision parts across Australian suppliers. Price is recorded alongside, in the same snapshot.
Time-stamped and hashed
Every snapshot is time-stamped and hashed when it is captured. The hashes form a tamper-evident trail: if a stored record changed later, the check would fail.
Look up an as-of date
Search by part number or description, or scan a whole quote, and set the "as at" date. That is usually the quote date. You see the snapshots from that date, not today's stock.
Get the evidence
The answer comes back as a Part Evidence record: which suppliers had it, which didn't, the capture time and an Evidence ID. Attach it to the claim file as a PDF.
Coming early 2027: price evidence
The same snapshots also hold price. Price evidence is the next layer, coming early 2027.
As-of-date proof / the question we answer
Was this part available on the quote date, and where?
Stock moves every day. A quote written on the 18th says a part was unavailable or backordered; by the time the claim is reviewed, stock has changed. Today's stock can't answer that question.
PartsRate answers it from the record. Pick the quote date and you see the snapshot from that night for each supplier, with the date marked and any gaps shown.
On the quote date: in stock at 3 of 6 suppliers PH
Front bumper cover, genuine PH
Part no. 00000-XX000 PH
| Supplier | 1 Sep | 2 Sep | 3 Sep | 4 Sep | 5 Sep | 6 Sep | 7 Sep | 8 Sep | 9 Sep | 10 Sep | 11 Sep | 12 Sep | 13 Sep | 14 Sep | 15 Sep | 16 Sep | 17 Sep | 18 Sep, quote date | 19 Sep | 20 Sep | 21 Sep |
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| Supplier A | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | Not captured | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock |
| Supplier B | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | Limited or backorder | Limited or backorder | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock |
| Supplier C | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Limited or backorder | Limited or backorder | Limited or backorder | Limited or backorder | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | Limited or backorder | Limited or backorder | In stock | In stock |
| Supplier D | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | In stock | In stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock | Out of stock |
| Supplier E | Limited or backorder | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | Not captured | Not captured | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock |
| Supplier F | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | In stock | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | In stock | In stock | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | Not captured |
Evidence and method / how a record is read
Four states. Shape first, then label, then colour.
In stock
The supplier showed the part as available in that night's snapshot.
Limited / backorder
Shown with low stock, or available on backorder.
Out of stock
Captured, and shown as not available.
Not captured
No snapshot for that supplier that night. A gap, never treated as "out".
DRAFT, TBC
Exact definitions of each status, as captured from suppliers, are being confirmed and will be published here before launch.
What we say, and what we don't.
- Tamper-evident, not tamper-proofHashing shows whether a stored record has changed. It is evidence, not a legal guarantee.
- Gaps are shownMissing snapshots appear as hatched cells. We never fill them in or smooth them over.
- Coverage changes over timeSuppliers covered can change. Each record shows which suppliers were captured on that date.
- Dates and times carry a zoneCapture times are shown in AEST or AEDT. Evidence and API use ISO dates, for example 2026-09-18.
Inputs and outputs / where it fits
Inputs and outputs
Search, scanner, API
Look up one part, scan a whole quote, or call it from a claims system.
Part Evidence + PDF
A record per part and date, with an Evidence ID. Export as PDF or CSV.
Per lookup
One lookup covers one quote or estimate’s worth of parts. See pricing