Does Target allow AI agents?
Open accesstarget.com · Last checked · Evidence: official docs
Target actively supports agents: it has a shopping app inside ChatGPT, shares its catalog through OpenAI's commerce protocol, and co-developed Google's Universal Commerce Protocol.
What's been observed
- Target's ChatGPT app lets shoppers build a basket and buy with their Target account.
- Integrated with ACP for ChatGPT product discovery.
- Co-developed UCP with Google.
Official agent routes
Partner app: Target app in ChatGPTStatus: live · U.S. · details
ACP (Agentic Commerce Protocol): Agentic Commerce Protocol product feed (ChatGPT discovery; checkout on merchant site)Status: live · details
UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol): Universal Commerce Protocol (Google AI Mode / Gemini checkout)Status: live · UCP co-developer · details
Sources
How Target is Shaping Shopping Experiences in Conversational AI
Target · Jun 18, 2026
OpenAI and Target partner to bring new AI-powered experiences across retail
OpenAI · Nov 19, 2025
Connected apps in ChatGPT
OpenAI Help Center · Nov 3, 2026
Powering Product Discovery in ChatGPT
OpenAI · Mar 24, 2026
New tech and tools for retailers to succeed in an agentic shopping era (UCP launch)
Google · Jan 11, 2026
How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others
TechCrunch · Apr 6, 2026
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