# api.data.gov

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/api-data-gov/  
**Website:** https://api.data.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 2

api.data.gov provides a free API management service for United States federal agencies, enabling them to share government data publicly in compliance with the Open Government Data Act. Hosted by GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, it aggregates over 450 APIs across 25 agencies, offering documentation, metrics, and support for developers and agency administrators. The platform aims to simplify data release, improve transparency, and foster innovation through accessible, well‑documented government datasets.

## Kin Score — 29.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-11-06 under rubric 0.27.0. Trend: flat (-1.5 from 30.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 53.6 |
| Contract Quality | 56.8 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 10.8 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 23.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| 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 |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | partial |
| Operation Distinctiveness | no |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (13)

- **api.data.gov Dataset API** — The Dataset API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for dataset.
- **api.data.gov Harvest Jobs API** — The Harvest Jobs API from api.data.gov — 4 operation(s) for harvest jobs.
- **api.data.gov Harvest Records API** — The Harvest Records API from api.data.gov — 7 operation(s) for harvest records.
- **api.data.gov Harvest Sources API** — The Harvest Sources API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for harvest sources.
- **api.data.gov Keywords API** — The Keywords API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for keywords.
- **api.data.gov Location API** — The Location API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for location.
- **api.data.gov Locations API** — The Locations API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for locations.
- **api.data.gov Organizations API** — The Organizations API from api.data.gov — 4 operation(s) for organizations.
- **api.data.gov Publishers API** — The Publishers API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for publishers.
- **api.data.gov Search API** — The Search API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for search.
- **api.data.gov Stats API** — The Stats API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for stats.
- **api.data.gov Validate API** — The Validate API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for validate.
- **api.data.gov Open Search API** — The Open Search API from api.data.gov — 1 operation(s) for open search.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Api Data Gov Agentic Access** — 25 operations · 1 acting

## Security (1)

- **Api Data Gov Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Government, Data, Open Data

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