Federal Trade Commission

HSR Early Termination Notices API

Read-only REST endpoint returning Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notifications for which early termination of the waiting period was granted, filterable by title keyword, transaction number and transaction date. Responses declare JSON:API 1.0. The early termination programme was suspended in February 2021; the endpoint serves the historical record. Requires a free api.data.gov key.

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APIReference
https://www.ftc.gov/developer/api/v0/endpoints/hsr-early-termination-notices
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Documentation
https://github.com/FederalTradeCommission/ftc-api-docs/blob/master/docs/endpoint-hsr-early-termination-notices.md

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About
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/competition-matters/2018/06/ftc-launches-first-web-api-make-early-terminations-more-accessible

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: federal-trade-commission:hsr-early-termination-notices
name: HSR Early Termination Notices API
description: Read-only REST endpoint returning Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notifications for which early
  termination of the waiting period was granted, filterable by title keyword, transaction number and transaction
  date. Responses declare JSON:API 1.0. The early termination programme was suspended in February 2021;
  the endpoint serves the historical record. Requires a free api.data.gov key.
humanURL: https://www.ftc.gov/developer/api/v0/endpoints/hsr-early-termination-notices
baseURL: https://api.ftc.gov/v0
tags:
- Antitrust
- Mergers
- Federal-Government
- Open Data
tags_raw:
- Antitrust
- Mergers
- Federal Government
- Open Data
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/federal-trade-commission.png
properties:
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.ftc.gov/developer/api/v0/endpoints/hsr-early-termination-notices
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/FederalTradeCommission/ftc-api-docs/blob/master/docs/endpoint-hsr-early-termination-notices.md
- type: About
  url: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/competition-matters/2018/06/ftc-launches-first-web-api-make-early-terminations-more-accessible