Federal Trade Commission

aid: federal-trade-commission
name: Federal Trade Commission
description: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a U.S. federal agency that enforces antitrust and consumer protection laws
  affecting virtually every area of commerce. The FTC publishes developer-facing data products and APIs through ftc.gov/developer
  and partner platforms, including the National Do Not Call Registry telemarketer access program and the Consumer Sentinel
  Network of consumer complaint data shared with law enforcement.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consumer
tags:
- Antitrust
- Consumer Protection
- Do Not Call
- Federal Government
- Law Enforcement
- Open Data
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/federal-trade-commission/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: federal-trade-commission:developer-portal
  name: FTC Developer Portal
  description: The FTC Developer Portal is the central hub for developer documentation, data dictionaries, and access program
    details for FTC-managed datasets and services.
  humanURL: https://www.ftc.gov/developer
  baseURL: https://api.ftc.gov
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Documentation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ftc.gov/developer
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.ftc.gov/
- aid: federal-trade-commission:do-not-call-registry
  name: National Do Not Call Registry
  description: The National Do Not Call Registry program lets telemarketers and sellers download phone-number data they must
    scrub against before placing calls. Access is provisioned through telemarketer.donotcall.gov and governed by the Telemarketing
    Sales Rule.
  humanURL: https://telemarketers.donotcall.gov
  tags:
  - Do Not Call
  - Consumer Protection
  - Telemarketing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://telemarketers.donotcall.gov
  - type: Consumer Site
    url: https://www.donotcall.gov
- aid: federal-trade-commission:consumer-sentinel
  name: Consumer Sentinel Network
  description: Consumer Sentinel is the FTC's secure online database of consumer reports of fraud, identity theft, and other
    complaints, made available to participating federal, state, local, and international law enforcement agencies through
    a vetted access program.
  humanURL: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/consumer-sentinel-network
  tags:
  - Consumer Protection
  - Law Enforcement
  - Fraud
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/consumer-sentinel-network
  - type: Data Book
    url: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/consumer-sentinel-network/reports
- aid: federal-trade-commission:hsr-premerger
  name: HSR Premerger Notification
  description: The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Program coordinates premerger filings reviewed by the FTC
    and DOJ. Filings are submitted electronically through the dedicated HSR e-filing system.
  humanURL: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program
  tags:
  - Antitrust
  - Mergers
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program
  - type: E-Filing
    url: https://www.hsr.gov
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/FederalTradeCommission
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/federal-trade-commission
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ftc.gov/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ftc.gov/developer
- type: News
  url: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events
- type: Open Data
  url: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/research
- type: Consumer Resources
  url: https://consumer.ftc.gov
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com