# Freedom of Information Act

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/freedom-of-information-act/  
**Website:** https://www.foia.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) API provides access to FOIA request data and related information from federal agencies.

## Kin Score — 28.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 55.5 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 22.2 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| 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 · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **Freedom of Information Act Agency Components API** — Agencies and their FOIA components.
- **Freedom of Information Act Agency Submission API** — Portal-to-agency request submission API (implemented by participating agencies at foia-api.agency.gov).
- **Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports API** — Agency annual FOIA reports as XML.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Freedom Of Information Act Agentic Access** — 5 operations · 1 acting

## Security (2)

- **Freedom Of Information Act Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **Freedom Of Information Act Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Freedom Of Information Act Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Federal-Government, FOIA, Transparency

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