# Copyright Public Records System

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/us-copyright-office/copyright-public-records/  
**Provider:** US Copyright Office — https://apis.io/providers/us-copyright-office/  
**Documentation:** https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/

Copyright Public Records System is one of 4 APIs that [US Copyright Office](https://apis.io/providers/us-copyright-office/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Copyright, Public Records, and Federal-Government. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a getting-started guide, and 2 JSON Schemas.

The Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) provides access to U.S. copyright registration and recordation data with advanced search capabilities and improved interfaces. Replaced the Online Public Catalog in June 2025 and contains records from 1978 onward.

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **Documentation** — https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.copyright.gov/public-records/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-copyright-office-registration-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-copyright-office-recordation-schema.json
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other US Copyright Office APIs (3)

- [Copyright Bulk Datasets](https://apis.io/apis/us-copyright-office/copyright-bulk-datasets/)
- [Licensing Documents Search](https://apis.io/apis/us-copyright-office/licensing-documents-search/)
- [DMCA Designated Agent Directory](https://apis.io/apis/us-copyright-office/dmca-designated-agent/)

## Tags

Copyright, Public Records, Federal-Government

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