# Institute of Museum and Library Services

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/institute-of-museum-and-library-services/  
**Website:** https://www.imls.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent federal agency that advances, supports, and empowers America's museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. IMLS provides data access to grant and museum information through its APIs.

## Kin Score — 9.4 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 9.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 7.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 11.1 (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 (1)

- **IMLS Data Catalog API** — The IMLS Data Catalog provides public access to IMLS grants data and museum information through an API, enabling researchers and developers to access grant information, museum l...

## Security (1)

- **Institute Of Museum And Library Services Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Institute Of Museum And Library Services Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Federal-Government, Grants, Libraries, Museums

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