FAQ

What is Lifecycle Status?

What is Manufacturer Lifecycle Status?

What is normalized data?

How often is your electronic component data from distributors refreshed?

How does Octopart decide the order of part search results?

How does Octopart decide the order of distributors?

How does Octopart use Cookies?

Do I need to sign up for an account?

Can I buy parts from Octopart or sell parts to Octopart?

I can't find a part on Octopart, what should I do?

Does Octopart offer an API?

What do I do if I submitted an RFQ on Octopart but never got a response?

Why is the quantity in stock on Octopart different from a distributor's website?

Are you hiring?

I want to follow all of the cool things going on at Octopart. How can I keep up-to-date?

I'm interested in banner advertising. Who should I get in touch with?