US Army

aid: us-army
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-army/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
common:
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-army
apis:
  - aid: us-army:us-army-public-api
    name: US Army Public API
    tags:
      - Army
      - Federal Government
      - Military
      - News
      - Articles
      - Public Information
    humanURL: https://api.army.mil/
    baseURL: https://api.army.mil/api/v1
    properties:
      - url: https://api.army.mil/
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://api.army.mil/
        type: SwaggerUI
      - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-army/refs/heads/main/openapi/us-army-public-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-army/refs/heads/main/rules/us-army-public-rules.yml
        type: SpectralRuleset
      - url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-army/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-army-article-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-army/refs/heads/main/json-ld/us-army-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLDContext
    description: >-
      The US Army Public API provides public access to Army news articles, events, and official announcements.
      Documented with OpenAPI 3 (OAS3) and a Swagger UI interface at api.army.mil. The API enables access to Army
      content including articles, news items, and public events.
  - aid: us-army:us-army-open-data
    name: US Army Open Data
    tags:
      - Army
      - Federal Government
      - Open Data
      - Military
    humanURL: https://www.army.mil/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.army.mil/
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?publisher=US+Army
        type: DataGov
      - url: https://github.com/USArmyResearchLab
        type: GitHubOrg
    description: >-
      The US Army provides open data resources through data.gov and maintains open source projects through the US Army
      Research Laboratory GitHub organization. Army data includes geospatial datasets, research publications, and public
      information resources.
name: US Army
tags:
  - Army
  - Federal Government
  - Military
  - Defense
  - Open Data
  - News
kind: contract
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-21'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consuming
description: >-
  The US Army is the largest branch of the United States military and is responsible for conducting ground combat
  operations. Its mission is to defend the nation and support humanitarian, peacekeeping, and training missions
  worldwide. The Army maintains a public API at api.army.mil providing access to news articles, events, and official
  content using OpenAPI 3 specification.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'