# Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-atf-/  
**Website:** https://www.atf.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

ATF is a law enforcement agency in the United States Department of Justice that protects communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products. ATF publishes firearms trace data, crime statistics, and regulatory information.

## Kin Score — 12.1 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 12.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 18.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| 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 |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **ATF Firearms Trace Data** — ATF publishes annual firearms trace data reports covering the source and age of crime guns traced by law enforcement agencies across the United States. Data includes state-level...
- **ATF Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Listing** — ATF publishes listings of all active Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) by state. The data is available as downloadable files and can be accessed programmatically for compliance ...

## Security (1)

- **Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms And Explosives Atf  Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms And Explosives Atf  Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Alcohol, Explosives, Federal-Government, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Tobacco

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-atf-/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.