National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

aid: nist
name: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
description: APIs provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for accessing scientific and technical data,
  standards, and research information including vulnerability databases, chemistry data, and time services.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: true
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - openapi
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/nist.png
tags:
- Cybersecurity
- Government
- Measurements
- Research
- Scientific Data
- Standards
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nist/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: nist:nist-chemistry-webbook-api
  name: NIST Chemistry WebBook API
  description: Access to chemical and physical property data for thousands of chemical species.
  humanURL: https://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
  baseURL: https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi
  tags:
  - Chemistry
  - Physical Properties
  - Scientific Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/form-ser/
- aid: nist:nist-data-gateway
  name: NIST Data Gateway
  description: Provides access to NIST's scientific and technical databases across multiple domains.
  humanURL: https://data.nist.gov
  baseURL: https://data.nist.gov
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - Research Data
  - Scientific Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://data.nist.gov/sdp/#/
- aid: nist:nist-time-api
  name: NIST Time API
  description: Provides access to official NIST time services for time synchronization.
  humanURL: https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-distribution/internet-time-service-its
  tags:
  - Standards
  - Synchronization
  - Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi
- aid: nist:nist-cvehistory-api
  name: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cvehistory API
  description: The Cvehistory API from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — 1 operation(s) for cvehistory.
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers
  baseURL: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json
  tags:
  - CVE History
  tags_raw:
  - Cvehistory
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nist-cvehistory-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
- aid: nist:nist-cves-api
  name: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cves API
  description: The Cves API from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — 1 operation(s) for cves.
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers
  baseURL: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json
  tags:
  - CVEs
  tags_raw:
  - Cves
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nist-cves-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nist-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nist-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nist-authentication.yml
- url: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/rss.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com