# Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service/  
**Website:** https://www.aphis.usda.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

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.

## Kin Score — 15.1 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 15.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 18.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (4)

- **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 provides GIS mapping applications, spatial data layers, and geospatial analysis tools for animal and plant health surveillance, pest and disease...

## Security (1)

- **Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Plans Pricing**

## Tags

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

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.