Associated Press

aid: associated-press
name: Associated Press
description: 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.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Elections
- Journalism
- Media
- News
- Content
created: '2024-04-14'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/associated-press/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: associated-press:ap-elections-api
  name: AP Elections API
  description: Integrate your election systems with AP Elections API. Your election results delivery application retrieves
    election race information from AP Elections API to power election websites, reporting systems, and news dashboards. Provides
    real-time election results, candidate data, and race call information for federal, state, and local elections.
  humanURL: https://developer.ap.org/ap-elections-api/
  baseURL: https://api.ap.org
  tags:
  - Elections
  - News
  - Results
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.ap.org/ap-elections-api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.ap.org/ap-elections-api/
  - url: graphql/associated-press-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: associated-press:ap-media-api
  name: AP Media API
  description: The AP Media API provides access to AP's digital media assets including photos, videos, and graphics from AP's
    global newsgathering operations. Enables integration with digital asset management systems and content management platforms
    for news organizations.
  humanURL: https://developer.ap.org/
  baseURL: https://api.ap.org
  tags:
  - Media
  - Photos
  - Video
  - Content
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.ap.org/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/associated-press-meda-openapi-original.yml
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/associatedpress
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/associated-press
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.ap.org/
  title: Associated Press Website
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.ap.org/
  title: AP Developer Portal
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.ap.org/
  title: Developer Documentation
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: AP Elections API
    description: Real-time election results delivery for federal, state, and local elections with candidate data, race calls,
      and vote totals.
  - name: AP Content API
    description: Access to AP's global news content including text stories, photos, video, and graphics from AP correspondents
      worldwide.
  - name: AP Media API
    description: Digital asset management integration for AP's extensive photo and video library with metadata, rights, and
      distribution capabilities.
  - name: AP DataStream
    description: Streaming news content delivery for applications requiring real-time news updates and content ingestion.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Election Coverage
    description: News organizations and election management companies use the AP Elections API to power live election result
      dashboards and reporting.
  - name: News Content Integration
    description: Media companies integrate AP content APIs to supplement their own coverage with AP newswire stories and multimedia
      content.
  - name: Photo and Video Licensing
    description: Publishers and digital media companies access AP's photo and video archive through the Media API for editorial
      and commercial use.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Newsroom CMS Integrations
    description: AP content APIs integrate with major content management systems used by newspapers, broadcasters, and digital
      media publishers.
  - name: Election Management Systems
    description: Election technology vendors integrate AP Elections API for authoritative election result data in voting systems
      and election night reporting tools.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com