# GovInfo Search API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/govinfo/govinfo-search-api/  
**Provider:** GovInfo — https://apis.io/providers/govinfo/  
**Base URL:** https://api.govinfo.gov  
**Documentation:** https://api.govinfo.gov/docs/

GovInfo Search API is one of 5 APIs that [GovInfo](https://apis.io/providers/govinfo/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

Discover documents on GovInfo using search queries and field operators available in the GovInfo UI

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/govinfo/refs/heads/main/openapi/govinfo-search-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://api.govinfo.gov/docs/
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.govinfo.gov/developers
- **Signup** — https://www.govinfo.gov/api-signup
- **GitHub** — https://github.com/usgpo/api

## Other GovInfo APIs (4)

- [GovInfo Collections API](https://apis.io/apis/govinfo/govinfo-collections-api/)
- [GovInfo Packages API](https://apis.io/apis/govinfo/govinfo-packages-api/)
- [GovInfo Published API](https://apis.io/apis/govinfo/govinfo-published-api/)
- [GovInfo Related API](https://apis.io/apis/govinfo/govinfo-related-api/)

## Tags

Search

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/govinfo/govinfo-search-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/govinfo/.