Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) protects the health and value of U.S. agriculture and natural resources by safeguarding against agricultural pests and diseases, ensuring the welfare of animals, and supporting sustainable agricultural practices. APHIS provides digital services including the eFile permitting system for import/export permits, the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) portal, a geospatial hub for spatial analysis, data visualization tools, and open datasets via data.gov.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is listed with 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Agriculture, Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Biotechnology, and Federal Government.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s developer surface includes developer portal, support, documentation, getting-started guide, signup flow, authentication, and 26 more developer resources.

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Agriculture Animal Health Animal Welfare Biotechnology Federal Government Import Export Permits Pest Control Plant Health Regulatory USDA Wildlife

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Composite quality — 33.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 9.3 / 17

Access Clarity 4.7 / 17

Operational Transparency 3.5 / 11

Contract Governance 1.9 / 10

Discoverability 6.7 / 9

Regulatory Posture 5.1 / 15

Agent readiness — 13/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 6 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Machine-Readable Contract +18 pts — api_specs includes an OpenAPI document
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Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 0.0 — up to +25.0 composite points
Access Clarity scores 27.6 — up to +14.5 composite points
Contract Governance scores 18.2 — up to +9.8 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

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Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Veterinary & Pet Care	undeclared	-	-	-
US Federal API Programs (api.data.gov, Login.gov, GSA MAS, FedRAMP)	undeclared	-	-	-

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

APHIS Public Search Tool

The APHIS Public Search Tool provides public access to search APHIS program data, permits, and regulatory information related to animal and plant health programs.

APHIS eFile Permitting System

APHIS eFile is the web-based permitting system for submitting animal and plant health import/export permit applications, tracking application status, applying for renewals and a...

Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR)

The Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) system provides searchable access to APHIS import requirements for agricultural commodities, including plants, plant produc...

APHIS and AMS Geospatial Hub

The APHIS and AMS Geospatial Hub is the public geospatial surface of USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), the umbrella covering APHIS and AMS. Behind the landing page s...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service API pricing

Rate limits

ArcGIS Feature Service maximum records per query: 2000 features per query
ArcGIS Feature Service maximum records per query (reduced services): 1000 features per query
ArcGIS Feature Service maximum object ids per query: 1000000 ids per query

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Plans Pricing

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Authentication

4 schemes

SECURITY

Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Scopes

36 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 8

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Portal

Portal

GISPortal

GettingStarted

SignUp

Login

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Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown

WellKnown

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

Lifecycle

Conventions

DataModel

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

Plans

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

DataVisualization

Reports

FOIA

OpenData

Source (apis.yml)

aid: animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service:aphis-public-search-api
  name: APHIS Public Search Tool
  tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Animal Health
  - Federal Government
  - Permits
  - Plant Health
  - Search
  tags_raw:
  - Agriculture
  - Animal Health
  - Federal Government
  - Permits
  - Plant Health
  - Search
  - Federal-Government
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://aphis.my.site.com/PublicSearchTool/s/
  humanURL: https://aphis.my.site.com/PublicSearchTool/s/
  properties:
  - url: https://aphis.my.site.com/PublicSearchTool/s/
    type: Portal
  - url: authentication/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-authentication.yml
    type: Authentication
  - url: well-known/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-well-known.yml
    type: WellKnown
  description: The APHIS Public Search Tool provides public access to search APHIS program data, permits, and regulatory information
    related to animal and plant health programs.
- aid: animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service:aphis-efile-api
  name: APHIS eFile Permitting System
  tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Animal Health
  - Federal Government
  - Import Export
  - Permits
  - Plant Health
  - Regulatory
  tags_raw:
  - Agriculture
  - Animal Health
  - Federal Government
  - Import Export
  - Permits
  - Plant Health
  - Regulatory
  - Federal-Government
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://efile.aphis.usda.gov
  humanURL: https://efile.aphis.usda.gov/s/
  properties:
  - url: https://efile.aphis.usda.gov/s/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile
    type: Documentation
  - url: authentication/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-authentication.yml
    type: Authentication
  - url: well-known/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-well-known.yml
    type: WellKnown
  - url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile/training
    type: GettingStarted
  - url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile/help
    type: Support
  - url: https://www.eauth.usda.gov/eauth/b/usda/registration
    type: SignUp
  description: APHIS eFile is the web-based permitting system for submitting animal and plant health import/export permit
    applications, tracking application status, applying for renewals and amendments, and receiving permit copies online. Integrated
    with CBP's ACE system for automated permit verification at ports of entry. Requires USDA eAuthentication account.
- aid: animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service:aphis-acir-api
  name: Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR)
  tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Commodities
  - Federal Government
  - Import
  - Plant Health
  - Regulatory
  tags_raw:
  - Agriculture
  - Commodities
  - Federal Government
  - Import
  - Plant Health
  - Regulatory
  - Federal-Government
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://acir.aphis.usda.gov
  humanURL: https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/
  properties:
  - url: https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/
    type: Portal
  - url: authentication/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-authentication.yml
    type: Authentication
  - url: well-known/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-well-known.yml
    type: WellKnown
  description: The Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) system provides searchable access to APHIS import requirements
    for agricultural commodities, including plants, plant products, animals, and animal products by country of origin.
- aid: animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service:aphis-geospatial-hub
  name: APHIS and AMS Geospatial Hub
  tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Animal Health
  - Federal Government
  - Geospatial
  - GIS
  - Mapping
  - Plant Health
  tags_raw:
  - Agriculture
  - Animal Health
  - Federal Government
  - Geospatial
  - GIS
  - Mapping
  - Plant Health
  - Federal-Government
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://services7.arcgis.com/2C1NQ7u6M6SXoa8p/arcgis/rest/services
  humanURL: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis-ams-geospatial-hub
  properties:
  - url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis-ams-geospatial-hub
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-pests-diseases/mobile-data-collection/gis-portal
    type: GISPortal
  - url: https://services7.arcgis.com/2C1NQ7u6M6SXoa8p/arcgis/rest/services?f=json
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://services7.arcgis.com/2C1NQ7u6M6SXoa8p/arcgis/rest/services
    type: DataAPI
  - url: data-model/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-data-model.yml
    type: DataModel
  - url: conventions/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-conventions.yml
    type: Conventions
  - url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/map-data-disclaimer
    type: TermsOfService
  description: 'The APHIS and AMS Geospatial Hub is the public geospatial surface of USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs
    (MRP), the umbrella covering APHIS and AMS. Behind the landing page sits a genuinely machine-readable API: 93 public ArcGIS
    REST feature services, anonymously callable with no key, covering PPQ federal plant quarantine boundaries, Veterinary
    Services disease detections (HPAI in livestock, bovine TB and brucellosis herds, RHDV2, New World Screwworm), Wildlife
    Services oral rabies vaccination zones, and AMS commodity and rail-network layers. Services declare capabilities Query
    (two also declare Extract), support SQL-92 where filters, spatial filters, statistics, and export to GeoJSON, CSV, KML,
    shapefile and GeoPackage. Page size is capped by maxRecordCount (2000 on most services). Application errors are returned
    with HTTP 200 and an error object in the body. Use is subject to the MRP Map and Data Disclaimer.'
name: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
tags:
- Agriculture
- Animal Health
- Animal Welfare
- Biotechnology
- Federal Government
- Import Export
- Permits
- Pest Control
- Plant Health
- Regulatory
- USDA
- Wildlife
tags_raw:
- Agriculture
- Animal Health
- Animal Welfare
- Biotechnology
- Federal Government
- Import Export
- Permits
- Pest Control
- Plant Health
- Regulatory
- USDA
- Wildlife
- Federal-Government
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: high
  source:
  - finops
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service.png
access: Government
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usda-aphis
- url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
  name: APHIS Website
  type: Website
- url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile
  name: APHIS eFile Permitting Portal
  type: Portal
- url: https://efile.aphis.usda.gov/s/
  name: APHIS eFile Application
  type: Portal
- url: https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/
  name: Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements
  type: Portal
- url: https://aphis.my.site.com/PublicSearchTool/s/
  name: APHIS Public Search Tool
  type: Portal
- url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis-ams-geospatial-hub
  name: APHIS Geospatial Hub
  type: GISPortal
- url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/data-visualization-tools
  name: APHIS Data Visualization Tools
  type: DataVisualization
- url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife-services/publications/pdr
  name: APHIS Wildlife Services Program Data Reports
  type: Reports
- type: FOIA
  url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/freedom-information-act
  name: FOIA Requests
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.usda.gov/privacy-policy
  name: USDA Privacy Policy
- type: OpenData
  url: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/usda
  name: USDA Datasets on Data.gov
- type: Support
  url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/contact-us
  name: Contact APHIS
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://help.aphis.usda.gov
  name: APHIS Help Portal
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile
  name: APHIS eFile Documentation
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile/training
  name: APHIS eFile Training and First-Time User Guides
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.eauth.usda.gov/eauth/b/usda/registration
  name: USDA eAuthentication Registration
- type: Login
  url: https://www.eauth.usda.gov/home
  name: USDA eAuthentication
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/map-data-disclaimer
  name: MRP Map and Data Disclaimer
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-well-known.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-scopes.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-data-model.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-llms.txt
- type: Plans
  url: plans/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service-finops.yml
created: '2024-11-21'
modified: '2026-09-02'
position: Consuming
description: USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) protects the health and value of U.S. agriculture and
  natural resources by safeguarding against agricultural pests and diseases, ensuring the welfare of animals, and supporting
  sustainable agricultural practices. APHIS provides digital services including the eFile permitting system for import/export
  permits, the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) portal, a geospatial hub for spatial analysis, data visualization
  tools, and open datasets via data.gov.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-02'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 13
  pass: local-v1

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service API — frequently asked questions

Does Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 4 APIs from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including APHIS Public Search Tool, APHIS eFile Permitting System and Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR), and 1 more.

How do I authenticate with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service API?

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service documents its authentication (4 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Authentication.

Is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service API ready for AI agents?

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has a Kin Score of 33.8 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 13.3 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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