Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency founded in 1846. The AP is the world's oldest and largest newsgathering organization, serving media companies worldwide with text, photos, video, audio, and interactive content. The AP provides developer APIs for accessing election data, news content, and media assets including the AP Elections API for real-time election results, the AP Content API for news and media asset access, and the AP Media API for digital asset management integration.
Associated Press publishes 4 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Content API, Monitors and Alerts API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Elections, Journalism, Media, News, and Content.
The Associated Press catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Associated Press’ developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, developer portal, documentation, and 10 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Marketplaces (data providers on cloud data platforms) | standard | 36.4 | - | - |
| Film & Media Identifiers (EIDR, ISAN, MovieLabs, DPP) | standard | 36.4 | - | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
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.
APIs 4
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
AP Elections API
Integrate your election systems with AP Elections API. Your election results delivery application retrieves election race information from AP Elections API to power election web...
Associated Press Account API
The Account API from Associated Press — 6 operation(s) for account.
Associated Press Content API
The Content API from Associated Press — 6 operation(s) for content.
Associated Press Monitors and Alerts API
The Monitors and Alerts API from Associated Press — 10 operation(s) for monitors and alerts.
Open Collections 3
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Associated Press AP Media Account API
OPEN COLLECTIONAssociated Press AP Media Account Content API
OPEN COLLECTIONAssociated Press AP Media Account Monitors and Alerts API
OPEN COLLECTIONAssociated Press API pricing
Not yet checked against Associated Press's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free freemium | Free |
| Professional paid | Free |
| Enterprise enterprise | — |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
- Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
- Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute
Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Associated Press's documentation. All 5 limits →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Associated Press Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
FinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Associated Press Finops
FINOPSFeatures 4
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
AP Elections API
Real-time election results delivery for federal, state, and local elections with candidate data, race calls, and vote totals.
AP Content API
Access to AP's global news content including text stories, photos, video, and graphics from AP correspondents worldwide.
AP Media API
Digital asset management integration for AP's extensive photo and video library with metadata, rights, and distribution capabilities.
AP DataStream
Streaming news content delivery for applications requiring real-time news updates and content ingestion.
Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Associated Press API Rules
SPECTRALSecurity Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 3
What developers build with this provider.
Election Coverage
News organizations and election management companies use the AP Elections API to power live election result dashboards and reporting.
News Content Integration
Media companies integrate AP content APIs to supplement their own coverage with AP newswire stories and multimedia content.
Photo and Video Licensing
Publishers and digital media companies access AP's photo and video archive through the Media API for editorial and commercial use.
Integrations 2
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Newsroom CMS Integrations
AP content APIs integrate with major content management systems used by newspapers, broadcasters, and digital media publishers.
Election Management Systems
Election technology vendors integrate AP Elections API for authoritative election result data in voting systems and election night reporting tools.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Associated Press API — frequently asked questions
Does Associated Press have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 4 APIs from Associated Press, including AP Elections API, Associated Press Account API and Associated Press Content API, and 1 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Associated Press API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 3 OpenAPI specifications for Associated Press, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Associated Press API?
Associated Press uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Associated Press Authentication.
How much does the Associated Press API cost?
APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Associated Press, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Associated Press API ready for AI agents?
Associated Press has a Kin Score of 31.0 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 25.3 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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