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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 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Account API, Content API, and Monitors and Alerts API. Tagged areas include Elections, Journalism, Media, News, and Content.

Associated Press’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, and 5 more developer resources.

40.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs 4 Features 3 Use Cases
ElectionsJournalismMediaNewsContent

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 40.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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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.

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Associated Press GraphQL Schema

This GraphQL schema represents the conceptual data model for the Associated Press (AP) content and media APIs. The AP provides developer APIs for accessing news content, photos,...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Associated Press Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 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.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Associated Press Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Associated Press Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Associated Press Agentic Access

21 operations · 3 acting

21 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

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

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
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
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  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/associated-press.png
tags:
- Elections
- Journalism
- Media
- News
- Content
created: '2024-04-14'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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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:associated-press-account-api
  name: Associated Press Account API
  description: The Account API from Associated Press — 6 operation(s) for account.
  humanURL: https://developer.ap.org/ap-elections-api/
  baseURL: https://api.ap.org
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/associated-press-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.ap.org/
- aid: associated-press:associated-press-content-api
  name: Associated Press Content API
  description: The Content API from Associated Press — 6 operation(s) for content.
  humanURL: https://developer.ap.org/ap-elections-api/
  baseURL: https://api.ap.org
  tags:
  - Content
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/associated-press-content-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.ap.org/
- aid: associated-press:associated-press-monitors-and-alerts-api
  name: Associated Press Monitors and Alerts API
  description: The Monitors and Alerts API from Associated Press — 10 operation(s) for monitors and alerts.
  humanURL: https://developer.ap.org/ap-elections-api/
  baseURL: https://api.ap.org
  tags:
  - Monitors and Alerts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/associated-press-monitors-and-alerts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.ap.org/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/associated-press-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/associated-press-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/associated-press-authentication.yml
- 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