Economic Research Service

aid: economic-research-service
name: Economic Research Service
description: The Economic Research Service (ERS) is a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that
  conducts economic research and analysis related to agriculture, food, and rural development. ERS provides policymakers,
  stakeholders, and the public with valuable information and data to help inform decision-making and policy development.
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: self-service
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Free
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-09-06'
  method: derived
  note: Re-derived from plans/economic-research-service-plans-pricing.yml after that artifact was upgraded from a bulk-sweep
    scaffold to searched provider evidence on 2026-09-06. Both ERS API surfaces are free United States Government public data
    with no paid tier; the ARMS API needs a free api.data.gov key issued automatically from name and email, and api.data.gov
    publishes a DEMO_KEY that can be called before registering. The geospatial services need no credential at all.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/economic-research-service.png
tags:
- Agriculture
- Economics
- Federal-Government
- Research
- Open-Data
- Geospatial
- Statistics
tags_raw:
- Agriculture
- Economics
- Federal Government
- Research
- Open Data
- Geospatial
- Statistics
url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/
created: '2024-12-25'
modified: '2026-09-06'
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: economic-research-service:ers-data-apis
  name: USDA ERS Data APIs
  description: Access ERS data products in machine-readable formats for analysis or integration into your own applications.
    Delivered via api.data.gov as REST endpoints. Requires an api.data.gov key.
  humanURL: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis
  baseURL: https://api.ers.usda.gov/data
  tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Data
  - Economics
  properties:
  - url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://api.data.gov/signup/
    type: SignUp
  - url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api/updates-and-revisions
    type: ChangeLog
  - url: https://github.com/USDA-REE-ERS/ARMS-Data-API
    type: SourceCode
  - url: https://api.ers.usda.gov/data/arms/graphql
    type: GraphQL
  - url: authentication/economic-research-service-authentication.yml
    type: Authentication
- aid: economic-research-service:ers-geospatial-apis
  name: USDA ERS Geospatial APIs
  description: Integrate ERS map layers into the GIS package of your choice, on their own or mashed up with other geospatial
    data.
  humanURL: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/geospatial-apis
  baseURL: https://gisportal.ers.usda.gov/server/rest/services
  tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Geospatial
  - GIS
  properties:
  - url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/geospatial-apis
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://gisportal.ers.usda.gov/server/rest/services
    type: APIReference
  - url: wsdl/economic-research-service-arcgis-server-catalog.wsdl
    type: WSDL
  - url: wsdl/economic-research-service-rural-atlas-income-mapserver.wsdl
    type: WSDL
  - url: wsdl/economic-research-service-fara-2025-straightline-mapserver.wsdl
    type: WSDL
  - url: wsdl/economic-research-service-soap-services.yml
    type: WSDL
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/economic-research-service-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/usda-ers
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usda-economic-research-service
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/
- url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves
  type: Blog
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/api-terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/privacy/privacy-statement
- type: Support
  url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/contact-us
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/USDA-REE-ERS
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/USDA_ERS
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/economic-research-service-conformance.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/economic-research-service-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/economic-research-service-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/economic-research-service-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/economic-research-service-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/economic-research-service-changelog.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/economic-research-service-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/economic-research-service-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/economic-research-service-packages.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/economic-research-service-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/economic-research-service-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/economic-research-service-sandbox.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/economic-research-service-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/economic-research-service-llms.txt
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/economic-research-service-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-06'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 17
  pass: local-v3