Public Sector

api.data.gov

Free API management gateway operated by the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services. Fronts the API keys, rate limiting, and analytics for over 450 APIs across roughly 25 participating federal agencies and serves as GSA's vehicle for fulfilling the Open Government Data Act of 2018. A single api.data.gov key is reusable across NASA, NREL, USDA, USDOT, Department of Education, Regulations.gov, GovInfo, and many other federal API surfaces.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://api.data.gov/docs/

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/18F/api.data.gov

Other Resources

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Portal
https://api.data.gov
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Signup
https://api.data.gov/signup/
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GitHubOrganization
https://github.com/18F
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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/public-sector/refs/heads/main/graphql/public-sector-graphql.md
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/public-sector/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: api.data.gov
description: Free API management gateway operated by the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology
  Transformation Services. Fronts the API keys, rate limiting, and analytics for over 450 APIs across
  roughly 25 participating federal agencies and serves as GSA's vehicle for fulfilling the Open Government
  Data Act of 2018. A single api.data.gov key is reusable across NASA, NREL, USDA, USDOT, Department of
  Education, Regulations.gov, GovInfo, and many other federal API surfaces.
humanURL: https://api.data.gov
baseURL: https://api.data.gov
tags:
- Federal
- API Gateway
- GSA
- API Keys
- Rate Limiting
properties:
- type: Portal
  url: https://api.data.gov
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api.data.gov/docs/
- type: Signup
  url: https://api.data.gov/signup/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/18F
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/18F/api.data.gov
- url: graphql/public-sector-graphql.md
  type: GraphQL