# FAA Air Carrier Pilot Records Database (PRD) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-air-carrier-prd-api/  
**Provider:** U.S. Department of Transportation — https://apis.io/providers/us-dot/  
**Base URL:** https://external.apic4e.faa.gov  
**Documentation:** https://api.faa.gov/s/

FAA Air Carrier Pilot Records Database (PRD) API is one of 12 APIs that [U.S. Department of Transportation](https://apis.io/providers/us-dot/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Aviation, Pilot Records, Airlines, Compliance, and FAA. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

Data submission API for the FAA Pilot Records Database. Five paths covering pilot record create/update/delete, pilot data tracking, and asynchronous pilot data search request and response. Access is restricted by the FAA to operators under 14 CFR Part 121, 135, 125, 91K, Air Tour, Public Aircraft, or Part 91 Corporate — this is an accreditation-style gate, not a self-serve signup. Credentials are client_id and client_secret request headers declared as ordinary parameters, not as securitySchemes. The OpenAPI 3.0.0 definition is published openly in the FAA portal catalog and was harvested verbatim.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-dot/refs/heads/main/openapi/us-dot-faa-air-carrier-prd-api-openapi.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-dot/refs/heads/main/overlays/us-dot-faa-air-carrier-prd-overlay.yaml
- **Documentation** — https://api.faa.gov/s/
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.faa.gov/regulationspolicies/pilotrecordsdatabase/air-carrier-api-discover-learn-get-access

## Other U.S. Department of Transportation APIs (11)

- [FAA Aeronautic Product Release API (APRA)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-aeronautic-product-release-api/)
- [FAA Safety Assurance System (SAS) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-safety-assurance-system-api/)
- [FAA Data Catalog (CKAN Action API v3)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-data-catalog-ckan-api/)
- [DOT Data Hub Open Data API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/dot-data-hub-soda-api/)
- [Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/bts-open-data-soda-api/)
- [NHTSA vPIC (Vehicle Product Information Catalog) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/nhtsa-vpic-api/)
- [NHTSA Safety API (recalls, complaints, safety ratings)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/nhtsa-safety-api/)
- [FRA Safety Data Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/fra-safety-data-api/)
- [FMCSA QCMobile API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/fmcsa-qcmobile-api/)
- [USDOT ITS JPO Operational Data Environment (ODE) REST API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/its-jpo-ode-rest-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Airport Status Web Service](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-faa-airport-status-web-service-openapi/)

## Tags

Aviation, Pilot Records, Airlines, Compliance, FAA

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