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US Air Force

The United States Air Force is responsible for providing air and space power to protect the United States and its interests. As part of the Department of the Air Force, the USAF has adopted an API-first architecture strategy to improve data sharing, software interoperability, and integration across military systems. The DAF publishes open datasets through data.af.mil and provides developer resources through software.af.mil.

US Air Force publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Air Force, Federal Government, Military, Defense, and Open Data.

The US Air Force catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

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29.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
2 APIs
Air ForceFederal GovernmentMilitaryDefenseOpen DataGovernment API

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Composite quality — 29.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 5.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

US Air Force Open Data

The Air Force OPEN Data Program provides public access to Department of the Air Force datasets, covering military installations, personnel data, research findings, and operation...

US Air Force DAF API Program

The Department of the Air Force API program provides a strategic framework for standardized APIs across the DAF enterprise. The DAF API Roadmap 2.0 and API Reference Architectur...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Us Air Force Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Us Air Force Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Us Air Force Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Us Air Force Context

32 classes · 2 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

US Air Force API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Air Force Open Dataset

15 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Us Air Force Dataset Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Us Air Force Open Data Dataset Example

16 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 1

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

Us Air Force Domain Security

DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: us-air-force
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-air-force/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/us-air-force-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-states-air-force
apis:
- aid: us-air-force:us-air-force-open-data
  name: US Air Force Open Data
  tags:
  - Air Force
  - Open Data
  - Federal Government
  - Military
  - Defense
  humanURL: https://www.data.af.mil/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.data.af.mil/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.data.af.mil/Data-Catalog/
    type: DataCatalog
  - url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/?tags=air-force
    type: DataGov
  - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-air-force/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-air-force-dataset-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-air-force/refs/heads/main/json-structure/us-air-force-dataset-structure.json
    type: JSONStructure
  - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-air-force/refs/heads/main/json-ld/us-air-force-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLDContext
  - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-air-force/refs/heads/main/examples/us-air-force-open-data-dataset-example.json
    type: Examples
  description: The Air Force OPEN Data Program provides public access to Department of the Air Force datasets, covering military
    installations, personnel data, research findings, and operational information. The program supports the DAF's API-first
    architecture initiative and makes government data accessible to the public through structured data downloads in CSV and
    JSON formats.
- aid: us-air-force:us-air-force-developer-api
  name: US Air Force DAF API Program
  tags:
  - Air Force
  - Developer API
  - Federal Government
  - Military
  - Defense
  - API-First
  humanURL: https://www.dafcio.af.mil/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.dafcio.af.mil/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.dafcio.af.mil/Portals/64/Documents/Strategy/DAF%20API%20Roadmap%202.0_25OCT.pdf
    type: RoadMap
  - url: https://www.dafcio.af.mil/Portals/64/Documents/Strategy/DAF%20API%20Reference%20Architecture%202.0.pdf
    type: ReferenceArchitecture
  - url: https://software.af.mil/
    type: DeveloperPortal
  description: The Department of the Air Force API program provides a strategic framework for standardized APIs across the
    DAF enterprise. The DAF API Roadmap 2.0 and API Reference Architecture 2.0 guide the implementation of a modern API ecosystem,
    enabling seamless integration across command-and-control systems, intelligence systems, and partner organizations. The
    API-first approach covers FY2024 through FY2026 implementation phases.
name: US Air Force
tags:
- Air Force
- Federal Government
- Military
- Defense
- Open Data
- Government API
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/us-air-force.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-21'
modified: '2026-05-03'
position: Consuming
description: The United States Air Force is responsible for providing air and space power to protect the United States and
  its interests. As part of the Department of the Air Force, the USAF has adopted an API-first architecture strategy to improve
  data sharing, software interoperability, and integration across military systems. The DAF publishes open datasets through
  data.af.mil and provides developer resources through software.af.mil.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'