# USAspending.gov API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/usaspendinggov-api/  
**Provider:** Public Sector — https://apis.io/providers/public-sector/  
**Base URL:** https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/  
**Documentation:** https://www.usaspending.gov

USAspending.gov API is one of 21 APIs that [Public Sector](https://apis.io/providers/public-sector/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Federal, Treasury, Spending, Contracts, and Grants. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a GitHub repository.

The USAspending API, maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, provides public access to comprehensive U.S. government spending data including federal contracts, grants, loans, direct payments, agency and geographic breakdowns, and account-level information such as employee compensation. The API helps federal agencies meet their DATA Act reporting obligations. Currently version 2; v1 endpoints are deprecated. No API key required for read access.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Portal** — https://www.usaspending.gov
- **Documentation** — https://api.usaspending.gov/docs/
- **GitHubOrganization** — https://github.com/fedspendingtransparency
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/fedspendingtransparency/usaspending-api

## Other Public Sector APIs (12)

- [api.data.gov](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/apidatagov/)
- [data.gov (CKAN catalog)](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/datagov-ckan-catalog/)
- [Regulations.gov API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/regulationsgov-api/)
- [Federal Register API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/federal-register-api/)
- [GovInfo API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/govinfo-api/)
- [SAM.gov APIs](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/samgov-apis/)
- [Treasury Fiscal Data API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/treasury-fiscal-data-api/)
- [Congress.gov API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/congressgov-api/)
- [FEC openFEC API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/fec-openfec-api/)
- [api.weather.gov (NOAA NWS)](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/apiweathergov-noaa-nws/)
- [api.nasa.gov](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/apinasagov/)
- [Census Data API](https://apis.io/apis/public-sector/census-data-api/)

## Tags

Federal, Treasury, Spending, Contracts, Grants, DATA Act

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