United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a federal agency responsible for developing and executing policies related to farming, agriculture, forestry, and food. The USDA works to ensure the sustainability and safety of America's food supply, while also supporting rural development and promoting economic growth in rural communities. USDA provides multiple public APIs including FoodData Central for nutrient data, NASS Quick Stats for agricultural statistics, ERS ARMS for farm economics, and NRCS AWDB for water and climate monitoring data.

United States Department of Agriculture publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Data API, Foods API, Forecasts API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Federal Government, Agriculture, Food Safety, Nutrition, and Rural Development.

The United States Department of Agriculture catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

United States Department of Agriculture’s developer surface includes authentication and 4 more developer resources.

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Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

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Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

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APIs 8

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United States Department Of Agriculture Rate Limits

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FinOps 1

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AgenticAccess

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Access & Security 2

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DomainSecurity

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Source (apis.yml)

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- type: DomainSecurity
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- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/united-states-department-of-agriculture-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/usda
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usda
apis:
- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-data-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Data API
  description: Station data retrieval
  humanURL: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Data
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    url: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/AWDB%20Web%20Service%20User%20Guide.pdf
- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-foods-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Foods API
  description: Food search and retrieval operations
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  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Foods
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- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-forecasts-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Forecasts API
  description: Water supply forecasts
  humanURL: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Forecasts
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- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-metadata-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Metadata API
  description: Available years, states, reports, and variables
  humanURL: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Metadata
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- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-nutrients-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Nutrients API
  description: Nutrient data and lists
  humanURL: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Nutrients
  properties:
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- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-stations-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Stations API
  description: Monitoring station metadata and discovery
  humanURL: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Stations
  properties:
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- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-statistics-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Statistics API
  description: Agricultural statistics query and retrieval
  humanURL: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
  baseURL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
  tags:
  - Statistics
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- aid: united-states-department-of-agriculture:united-states-department-of-agriculture-survey-data-api
  name: United States Department of Agriculture Survey Data API
  description: Farm survey data retrieval
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  tags:
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name: United States Department of Agriculture
tags:
- Federal Government
- Agriculture
- Food Safety
- Nutrition
- Rural Development
- Climate
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/united-states-department-of-agriculture.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-14'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consuming
description: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a federal agency responsible for developing and executing
  policies related to farming, agriculture, forestry, and food. The USDA works to ensure the sustainability and safety of
  America's food supply, while also supporting rural development and promoting economic growth in rural communities. USDA
  provides multiple public APIs including FoodData Central for nutrient data, NASS Quick Stats for agricultural statistics,
  ERS ARMS for farm economics, and NRCS AWDB for water and climate monitoring data.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'

United States Department of Agriculture

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