Economic Research Service

USDA ERS Data APIs

Access ERS data products in machine-readable formats for analysis or integration into your own applications. Delivered via api.data.gov as REST endpoints. Requires an api.data.gov key.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis
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APIReference
https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/economic-research-service/refs/heads/main/authentication/economic-research-service-authentication.yml

Other Resources

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SignUp
https://api.data.gov/signup/
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ChangeLog
https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api/updates-and-revisions
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SourceCode
https://github.com/USDA-REE-ERS/ARMS-Data-API
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GraphQL
https://api.ers.usda.gov/data/arms/graphql
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/economic-research-service/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: economic-research-service:ers-data-apis
name: USDA ERS Data APIs
description: Access ERS data products in machine-readable formats for analysis or integration into your
  own applications. Delivered via api.data.gov as REST endpoints. Requires an api.data.gov key.
humanURL: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis
baseURL: https://api.ers.usda.gov/data
tags:
- Agriculture
- Data
- Economics
properties:
- url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api
  type: APIReference
- url: https://api.data.gov/signup/
  type: SignUp
- url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api/updates-and-revisions
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://github.com/USDA-REE-ERS/ARMS-Data-API
  type: SourceCode
- url: https://api.ers.usda.gov/data/arms/graphql
  type: GraphQL
- url: authentication/economic-research-service-authentication.yml
  type: Authentication