CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the nation's largest law enforcement agency and a major revenue-collecting authority, responsible for facilitating legitimate international trade and travel while enforcing trade laws, collecting duties, and securing the border. CBP provides REST APIs and EDI-based interfaces for trade data, import statistics, tariff schedules, ACE reporting, and automated import/export manifests through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the Automated Export System (AES / AESDirect), and the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS/eAPIS).

CBP is listed with 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include US Government, Trade, Customs, Import, and Export.

The CBP catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

CBP’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, product news, and 10 more developer resources.

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21.0/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 1/100 human only Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 32/100 going silent saas Full breakdown ↓
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US GovernmentTrade Customs Import ExportBorder ProtectionTariffs Manifests

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Composite quality — 21.0/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 2.3 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 17

Access Clarity 3.1 / 17

Operational Transparency 2.3 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 6.1 / 9

Regulatory Posture 1.6 / 15

Agent readiness — 1/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Create-or-Update Ergonomics could not be measured. We hold no machine-readable contract for this provider to read, so there is nothing to measure a write surface against. Excluded rather than scored zero: never-measured and measured-empty are different facts. Publishing an OpenAPI is what makes this facet — and several others — scorable at all.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Machine-Readable Contract +18 pts — api_specs includes an OpenAPI document
MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Agentic Access Contract +10 pts — agentic_access artifact present (x-agentic-access), graded by author
Machine-Readable Auth +10 pts — a served openid-configuration/oauth-authorization-server carrying `issuer` (served), else the securitySchemes class in the provider OpenAPIs — bound (mutualTLS, DPoP, Signature) > negotiable (oauth2 authorizationCode/clientCredentials, openIdConnect) > bearer (http bearer, apiKey)
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes

12 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 10.7 — up to +22.3 composite points
Access Clarity scores 18.4 — up to +16.3 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 25.0 — up to +15.0 composite points

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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
US Federal API Programs (api.data.gov, Login.gov, GSA MAS, FedRAMP)	builds-on	17.2 (thin)	-	-

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.

APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API

A web service that allows certified third-party applications to query Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings previously submitted to AESDirect via HTTP POST. Returns shipme...

AESDirect WebLink Submission API

A web service that allows certified third-party Internet applications to pass Electronic Export Information (EEI) data directly into AESDirect via HTTP POST, eliminating double-...

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) — EDI / ABI

The U.S. Single Window for import and export trade reporting. The Automated Broker Interface (ABI) lets licensed customs brokers and self-filers transmit entry summaries, cargo ...

eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information System

A CBP web-based application for commercial and private carriers to electronically submit inbound and outbound traveler manifest data. Supports on-screen entry, bulk XML upload, ...

CBP API pricing

Not yet checked against CBP's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist; confirm before you rely on a figure.

Plan	Price
Free — AESDirect WebLink (Certified Partners)	—
Free — ACE Secure Data Portal (Registered Trade Users)	—
Free — ABI/EDI (Licensed Filers)	—
Free — eAPIS (Carriers and Private Aviation)	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Cbp Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cbp Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Cbp Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Cbp Context

24 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

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

Cbp Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 5

The organization behind the API

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

News

News

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

aid: cbp
name: CBP
description: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the nation's largest law enforcement agency and a major revenue-collecting
  authority, responsible for facilitating legitimate international trade and travel while enforcing trade laws, collecting
  duties, and securing the border. CBP provides REST APIs and EDI-based interfaces for trade data, import statistics, tariff
  schedules, ACE reporting, and automated import/export manifests through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the
  Automated Export System (AES / AESDirect), and the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS/eAPIS).
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cbp.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cbp/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- US Government
- Trade
- Customs
- Import
- Export
- Border Protection
- Tariffs
- Manifests
tags_raw:
- US Government
- Trade
- Customs
- Import
- Export
- Border Protection
- Tariff
- Manifest
apis:
- aid: cbp:aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api
  name: AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API
  description: A web service that allows certified third-party applications to query Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings
    previously submitted to AESDirect via HTTP POST. Returns shipment status and filing data in real-time from both a training/test
    environment and the production environment.
  humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api
  baseURL: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov
  tags:
  - Export
  - AES
  - Electronic Export Information
  tags_raw:
  - Export
  - AES
  - AESDirect
  - Electronic Export Information
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://trade-test.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry
  - type: ProductionEnvironment
    url: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry
- aid: cbp:aesdirect-weblink-submission-api
  name: AESDirect WebLink Submission API
  description: A web service that allows certified third-party Internet applications to pass Electronic Export Information
    (EEI) data directly into AESDirect via HTTP POST, eliminating double-entry for exporters and freight forwarders. Requires
    AESWebLink certification before production access is granted.
  humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-submission-api
  baseURL: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov
  tags:
  - Export
  - AES
  - Electronic Export Information
  - Filings
  tags_raw:
  - Export
  - AES
  - AESDirect
  - Electronic Export Information
  - Filing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-submission-api
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://trade-test.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling
  - type: ProductionEnvironment
    url: https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling
- aid: cbp:ace-automated-commercial-environment
  name: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) — EDI / ABI
  description: The U.S. Single Window for import and export trade reporting. The Automated Broker Interface (ABI) lets licensed
    customs brokers and self-filers transmit entry summaries, cargo release requests, and manifest data via ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT
    EDI. Technical requirements are documented in the CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR).
  humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
  baseURL: https://ace.cbp.gov
  tags:
  - Import
  - Export
  - ACE
  - ABI
  - EDI
  - CATAIR
  - Manifests
  tags_raw:
  - Import
  - Export
  - ACE
  - ABI
  - EDI
  - CATAIR
  - Manifest
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
  - type: TechnicalDocumentation
    url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/catair
  - type: ImportManifestDocumentation
    url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/how-to-use-ace/ace-import-manifest-documentation
  - type: Portal
    url: https://ace.cbp.gov
- aid: cbp:eapis-advance-passenger-information
  name: eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information System
  description: A CBP web-based application for commercial and private carriers to electronically submit inbound and outbound
    traveler manifest data. Supports on-screen entry, bulk XML upload, and UN/EDIFACT PAXLST electronic data interchange.
    Returns a submission confirmation number upon successful delivery.
  humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/advance-passenger-information-system
  baseURL: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov
  tags:
  - Passenger
  - Travel
  - eAPIS
  - Manifests
  - Aviation
  tags_raw:
  - Passenger
  - Travel
  - APIS
  - eAPIS
  - Manifest
  - Aviation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/advance-passenger-information-system
  - type: Portal
    url: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov
common:
- url: https://www.cbp.gov/rss.xml
  type: BlogRSS
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cbp-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cbp.gov
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/US-CBP
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/customs-and-border-protection
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-faq
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-support
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/CBP
- type: Plans
  url: plans/cbp-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/cbp-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/cbp-finops.yml
- type: News
  url: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-public-data-portal
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

CBP API — frequently asked questions

Does CBP have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 4 APIs from CBP, including AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API, AESDirect WebLink Submission API and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) — EDI / ABI, and 1 more.

How much does the CBP API cost?

APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for CBP, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the CBP API ready for AI agents?

CBP has a Kin Score of 21.0 out of 100 (emerging) and an Agent Readiness score of 0.6 (human-only), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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