United States Capitol Police website screenshot

United States Capitol Police

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol Building, members of Congress, and visitors to the Capitol complex. The agency is tasked with maintaining security and order within the Capitol grounds, conducting background checks on individuals entering the buildings, and responding to emergencies and threats. Capitol Police officers also provide security for large events and demonstrations taking place on Capitol Hill. As a legislative branch entity, the USCP operates under unique legal frameworks. In 2024, the agency adopted a FOIA-like request process making certain records publicly available upon request.

United States Capitol Police is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Legislative Branch, Security, and Public Safety.

The United States Capitol Police catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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Federal GovernmentLaw EnforcementLegislative BranchSecurityPublic Safety

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Composite quality — 10.5/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 3.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

United States Capitol Police Context

3 classes · 11 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

United States Capitol Police Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Contact
Contact

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 NewsService
NewsService

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

JobListings
JobListings
 RecordsRequest
RecordsRequest

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: united-states-capitol-police
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/united-states-capitol-police/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: United States Capitol Police
tags:
- Federal Government
- Law Enforcement
- Legislative Branch
- Security
- Public Safety
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/united-states-capitol-police.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-05-03'
position: Consumer
description: The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S.
  Capitol Building, members of Congress, and visitors to the Capitol complex. The agency is tasked with maintaining security
  and order within the Capitol grounds, conducting background checks on individuals entering the buildings, and responding
  to emergencies and threats. Capitol Police officers also provide security for large events and demonstrations taking place
  on Capitol Hill. As a legislative branch entity, the USCP operates under unique legal frameworks. In 2024, the agency adopted
  a FOIA-like request process making certain records publicly available upon request.
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/united-states-capitol-police-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-states-capitol-police
- type: Website
  url: https://www.uscp.gov/
- type: NewsService
  url: https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases
- type: JobListings
  url: https://www.uscp.gov/about-uscp/employment
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.uscp.gov/about-uscp/contact-us
- type: RecordsRequest
  url: https://www.uscp.gov/about-uscp/office-inspector-general
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'