Public Sector

GovInfo API

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) GovInfo developer hub. The Collections API at api.govinfo.gov delivers self-describing packages of authoritative federal content — Congressional bills, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Public and Private Laws, Statutes at Large, Compilation of Presidential Documents, U.S. Courts opinions, and more. Companion services include the Search Service API (added 2023), the Related Documents Service API (added 2021), the Bulk Data repository, the Link Service, and RSS feeds. Auth via api.data.gov key.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://api.govinfo.gov/docs/
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Authentication
https://api.data.gov/signup/

Other Resources

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Portal
https://www.govinfo.gov
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BulkData
https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: GovInfo API
description: U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) GovInfo developer hub. The Collections API at api.govinfo.gov
  delivers self-describing packages of authoritative federal content — Congressional bills, Federal Register,
  Code of Federal Regulations, Public and Private Laws, Statutes at Large, Compilation of Presidential
  Documents, U.S. Courts opinions, and more. Companion services include the Search Service API (added
  2023), the Related Documents Service API (added 2021), the Bulk Data repository, the Link Service, and
  RSS feeds. Auth via api.data.gov key.
humanURL: https://www.govinfo.gov
baseURL: https://api.govinfo.gov
tags:
- Federal
- GPO
- Bills
- Federal Register
- CFR
- Bulk Data
- api.data.gov
properties:
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.govinfo.gov
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api.govinfo.gov/docs/
- type: BulkData
  url: https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata
- type: Authentication
  url: https://api.data.gov/signup/