# US Department of Commerce

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/us-department-of-commerce/  
**APIs profiled:** 9

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.

## Kin Score — 28.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 58.0 |
| Governance | 54.5 |
| Contract Governance | 54.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 20.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 24.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| 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

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (9)

- **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

## Agentic access (1)

- **Us Department Of Commerce Agentic Access** — 5 operations

## Security (1)

- **Us Department Of Commerce Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Us Department Of Commerce Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Commerce, Federal-Government, Open Data, Trade, Economic Data, Climate, Standards

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