# OpenFEC

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/open-fec/  
**Website:** https://www.fec.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 8

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) API is a RESTful web service supporting full-text and field-specific searches on FEC data. Bulk downloads are available on the current site. Information is tied to the underlying forms by file ID and image ID. Data are updated nightly.

## Kin Score — 28.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 50.2 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

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

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| 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 | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (8)

- **OpenFEC Candidate API** — The Candidate API from OpenFEC — 3 operation(s) for candidate.
- **OpenFEC Candidates API** — The Candidates API from OpenFEC — 2 operation(s) for candidates.
- **OpenFEC Committee API** — The Committee API from OpenFEC — 2 operation(s) for committee.
- **OpenFEC Committees API** — The Committees API from OpenFEC — 1 operation(s) for committees.
- **OpenFEC Elections API** — The Elections API from OpenFEC — 1 operation(s) for elections.
- **OpenFEC Filings API** — The Filings API from OpenFEC — 1 operation(s) for filings.
- **OpenFEC Names API** — The Names API from OpenFEC — 2 operation(s) for names.
- **OpenFEC Schedules API** — The Schedules API from OpenFEC — 3 operation(s) for schedules.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Open Fec Agentic Access** — 15 operations

## Security (2)

- **Open Fec Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Open Fec Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Open Fec Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Campaign Finance, Elections, FEC, Federal, Government

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