General Services Administration Rates API

The Rates API from General Services Administration — 5 operation(s) for rates.

Operations 5

GET /v2/rates/city/{city}/state/{state}/year/{year} Get per diem rates by city, state, and year #
GET /v2/rates/state/{state}/year/{year} Get per diem rates for all counties/cities, by state and year #
GET /v2/rates/zip/{zip}/year/{year} Get per diem rates by ZIP code and year #
GET /v2/rates/conus/lodging/{year} Lodging rates for the Continental US by year #
GET /v2/rates/conus/zipcodes/{year} Mapping of ZIP code to Destination-IDs and state locations #

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OpenAPI Specification

general-services-administration-rates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GSA Per diem Rates API
  description: Per diem rates are the allowed reimbursement rates for hotel stays and meals for federal travelers. Rates are set for each of the federal government's fiscal years (October 1st to September 30th) GSA is responsible for setting the rates in the continental United States. Many businesses and other organizations adopt these rates as well. This API provides access to the current rate information.
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.gsa.gov/travel/perdiem
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Rates
paths:
  /v2/rates/city/{city}/state/{state}/year/{year}:
    get:
      summary: Get per diem rates by city, state, and year
      parameters:
      - name: city
        in: path
        description: The city filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      - name: state
        in: path
        description: The state to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: The fiscal year to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful. Data will be returned in JSON format.
        400:
          description: Bad request. Verify the query string parameters that were provided.
        403:
          description: API key is not correct or was not provided.
      tags:
      - Rates
      operationId: getV2RatesCityByCityStateByStateYearByYear
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /v2/rates/state/{state}/year/{year}:
    get:
      summary: Get per diem rates for all counties/cities, by state and year
      parameters:
      - name: state
        in: path
        description: The state to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: The fiscal year to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful. Data will be returned in JSON format.
        400:
          description: Bad request. Verify the query string parameters that were provided.
        403:
          description: API key is not correct or was not provided.
      tags:
      - Rates
      operationId: getV2RatesStateByStateYearByYear
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /v2/rates/zip/{zip}/year/{year}:
    get:
      summary: Get per diem rates by ZIP code and year
      parameters:
      - name: zip
        in: path
        description: The ZIP code to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: integer
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: The fiscal year to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful. Data will be returned in JSON format.
        400:
          description: Bad request. Verify the query string parameters that were provided.
        403:
          description: API key is not correct or was not provided.
      tags:
      - Rates
      operationId: getV2RatesZipByZipYearByYear
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /v2/rates/conus/lodging/{year}:
    get:
      summary: Lodging rates for the Continental US by year
      parameters:
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: The fiscal year to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful. Data will be returned in JSON format.
        400:
          description: Bad request. Verify the query string parameters that were provided.
        403:
          description: API key is not correct or was not provided.
      tags:
      - Rates
      operationId: getV2RatesConusLodgingByYear
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /v2/rates/conus/zipcodes/{year}:
    get:
      summary: Mapping of ZIP code to Destination-IDs and state locations
      parameters:
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: The fiscal year to filter by
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful. Data will be returned in JSON format.
        400:
          description: Bad request. Verify the query string parameters that were provided.
        403:
          description: API key is not correct or was not provided.
      tags:
      - Rates
      operationId: getV2RatesConusZipcodesByYear
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-KEY