# United States Department of Agriculture

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/united-states-department-of-agriculture/  
**APIs profiled:** 8

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.

## Kin Score — 31.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 31.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 59.2 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 41.8 (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 | verified |
| 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)

- **United States Department of Agriculture Data API** — Station data retrieval
- **United States Department of Agriculture Foods API** — Food search and retrieval operations
- **United States Department of Agriculture Forecasts API** — Water supply forecasts
- **United States Department of Agriculture Metadata API** — Available years, states, reports, and variables
- **United States Department of Agriculture Nutrients API** — Nutrient data and lists
- **United States Department of Agriculture Stations API** — Monitoring station metadata and discovery
- **United States Department of Agriculture Statistics API** — Agricultural statistics query and retrieval
- **United States Department of Agriculture Survey Data API** — Farm survey data retrieval

## Agentic access (1)

- **United States Department Of Agriculture Agentic Access** — 15 operations

## Security (2)

- **United States Department Of Agriculture Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **United States Department Of Agriculture Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **United States Department Of Agriculture Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Federal-Government, Agriculture, Food Safety, Nutrition, Rural Development, Climate

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