# ASCAP

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/ascap/  
**Website:** https://ascap.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not‑for‑profit performance‑rights organization representing over 1.1 million songwriters, composers and music publishers. It licenses public performances of music, collects royalties, and distributes them to creators. ASCAP also advocates for creators’ rights, offers educational resources, and provides tools such as a repertory search, licensing portals, and support services for members and music users.

## Kin Score — 15.7 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-10-09 under rubric 0.23.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 15.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 51.8 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 4.8 |
| Access Clarity | 44.7 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 19.6 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 15.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | served |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | served |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | yes |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Security (1)

- **Ascap Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · DMARC

## Tags

Music, Licensing, Royalties, Non-Profit, Creators

---

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