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US Department of Commerce

The US Department of Commerce is responsible for promoting economic growth and job creation in the United States. It oversees various programs and initiatives aimed at supporting businesses, industries, and communities across the country. The department works to ensure fair trade practices, protect intellectual property, and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. It also collects and analyzes economic data to inform policy decisions and help businesses make informed decisions. The Commerce Department houses bureaus including the Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, NOAA, and NIST, each offering public APIs for their respective data domains.

US Department of Commerce publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Blogs API, Images API, and News API. Tagged areas include Commerce, Federal-Government, Open Data, Trade, and Economic Data.

The US Department of Commerce catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
9 APIs
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Composite quality — 28.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.3 / 21
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 17
Access Clarity 0.0 / 17
Operational Transparency 1.2 / 11
Contract Governance 5.6 / 10
Discoverability 5.5 / 9
Regulatory Posture 3.1 / 15
Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 4
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APIs 9

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

US Census Bureau Data API

The Census Bureau's Data API provides access to a broad range of demographic, economic, and geographic datasets including the American Community Survey, Decennial Census, Econom...

Bureau of Economic Analysis API

The Bureau of Economic Analysis API provides access to national, regional, and international economic data including GDP, personal income, corporate profits, international trade...

International Trade Administration Trade Data API

The International Trade Administration Data Services Platform provides authoritative information on U.S. exporting and international trade, aggregating data from multiple federa...

NOAA Climate and Weather API

The NOAA Climate Data Online Web Services API provides access to climate data including temperature, precipitation, wind, and weather observations from NOAA's National Centers f...

NIST Data Discovery API

The National Institute of Standards and Technology provides a Data Discovery API giving access to NIST's public data collections and research datasets covering materials science...

Commerce Data Hub Open Data Portal API

The Commerce Data Hub Open Data Portal API (version 2.3) provides REST access to the Department of Commerce's open data catalog with rich search capabilities for discovering and...

US Department of Commerce Blogs API

Blog posts published on Commerce.gov

US Department of Commerce Images API

Images published on Commerce.gov

US Department of Commerce News API

News articles published on Commerce.gov

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Open Collections 5

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Commerce.gov API

OPEN COLLECTION

Commerce.gov Blogs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Us Department Of Commerce Context

11 classes · 6 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

US Department of Commerce API Rules

10 rules · 2 errors 7 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

US Department of Commerce API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Commerce.gov News Article

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Commerce Gov News Article Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 1

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

Us Department Of Commerce Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Us Department Of Commerce Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: us-department-of-commerce
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-department-of-commerce/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/us-department-of-commerce-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/us-department-of-commerce-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/commercegov
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-department-of-commerce
apis:
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:census-bureau-api
  name: US Census Bureau Data API
  tags:
  - Census
  - Demographics
  - Economic Data
  - Federal-Government
  tags_raw:
  - Census
  - Demographics
  - Economic Data
  - Federal Government
  humanURL: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets.html
  properties:
  - url: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets.html
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api.census.gov/data.json
    type: OpenData
  description: The Census Bureau's Data API provides access to a broad range of demographic, economic, and geographic datasets
    including the American Community Survey, Decennial Census, Economic Census, and specialized surveys covering population,
    housing, income, employment, and trade data.
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:bea-api
  name: Bureau of Economic Analysis API
  tags:
  - Economic Data
  - GDP
  - National Accounts
  - Federal-Government
  tags_raw:
  - Economic Data
  - GDP
  - National Accounts
  - Federal Government
  humanURL: https://apps.bea.gov/API/signup/
  properties:
  - url: https://apps.bea.gov/API/signup/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://apps.bea.gov/api/data/
    type: BaseURL
  description: The Bureau of Economic Analysis API provides access to national, regional, and international economic data
    including GDP, personal income, corporate profits, international trade and investment, and industry accounts.
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:ita-trade-api
  name: International Trade Administration Trade Data API
  tags:
  - International Trade
  - Export
  - Trade Leads
  - Federal-Government
  tags_raw:
  - International Trade
  - Exports
  - Trade Leads
  - Federal Government
  humanURL: https://developer.trade.gov/
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.trade.gov/
    type: Documentation
  description: The International Trade Administration Data Services Platform provides authoritative information on U.S. exporting
    and international trade, aggregating data from multiple federal agencies including the State Department, Treasury, SBA,
    and others. Datasets include the Consolidated Screening List, Tariff Rates, Trade Leads, and Trade Events.
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:noaa-api
  name: NOAA Climate and Weather API
  tags:
  - Weather
  - Climate
  - Environment
  - Federal-Government
  tags_raw:
  - Weather
  - Climate
  - Environment
  - Federal Government
  humanURL: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2
  properties:
  - url: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/api/v2/
    type: BaseURL
  description: The NOAA Climate Data Online Web Services API provides access to climate data including temperature, precipitation,
    wind, and weather observations from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Data covers stations worldwide
    with historical records spanning centuries.
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:nist-api
  name: NIST Data Discovery API
  tags:
  - Research Data
  - Standards
  - Materials Science
  - Federal-Government
  tags_raw:
  - Research Data
  - Standards
  - Materials Science
  - Federal Government
  humanURL: https://data.nist.gov/pdr/lps/
  properties:
  - url: https://data.nist.gov/pdr/lps/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://data.nist.gov/rmm/records
    type: BaseURL
  description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology provides a Data Discovery API giving access to NIST's public
    data collections and research datasets covering materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, and measurement standards.
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:commerce-data-hub-api
  name: Commerce Data Hub Open Data Portal API
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - Commerce
  - Federal-Government
  tags_raw:
  - Open Data
  - Commerce
  - Federal Government
  humanURL: https://data.commerce.gov/open-data-portal-odp-api-version-23
  properties:
  - url: https://data.commerce.gov/open-data-portal-odp-api-version-23
    type: Documentation
  description: The Commerce Data Hub Open Data Portal API (version 2.3) provides REST access to the Department of Commerce's
    open data catalog with rich search capabilities for discovering and accessing Commerce datasets. An API key is required
    for access.
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:us-department-of-commerce-blogs-api
  name: US Department of Commerce Blogs API
  description: Blog posts published on Commerce.gov
  humanURL: https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports/developer-resources/commercegov-api
  tags:
  - Blog
  tags_raw:
  - Blogs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/us-department-of-commerce-blogs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports/developer-resources/commercegov-api
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:us-department-of-commerce-images-api
  name: US Department of Commerce Images API
  description: Images published on Commerce.gov
  humanURL: https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports/developer-resources/commercegov-api
  tags:
  - Image
  tags_raw:
  - Images
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/us-department-of-commerce-images-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports/developer-resources/commercegov-api
- aid: us-department-of-commerce:us-department-of-commerce-news-api
  name: US Department of Commerce News API
  description: News articles published on Commerce.gov
  humanURL: https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports/developer-resources/commercegov-api
  tags:
  - News
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/us-department-of-commerce-news-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports/developer-resources/commercegov-api
name: US Department of Commerce
tags:
- Commerce
- Federal-Government
- Open Data
- Trade
- Economic Data
- Climate
- Standards
tags_raw:
- Commerce
- Federal Government
- Open Data
- Trade
- Economic Data
- Climate
- Standards
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/us-department-of-commerce.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consuming
description: The US Department of Commerce is responsible for promoting economic growth and job creation in the United States.
  It oversees various programs and initiatives aimed at supporting businesses, industries, and communities across the country.
  The department works to ensure fair trade practices, protect intellectual property, and promote innovation and entrepreneurship.
  It also collects and analyzes economic data to inform policy decisions and help businesses make informed decisions. The
  Commerce Department houses bureaus including the Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration,
  NOAA, and NIST, each offering public APIs for their respective data domains.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'