aid: customs-and-border-protection name: Customs and Border Protection x-type: government description: >- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and contraband, protecting agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases, protecting intellectual property, and regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. CBP's primary trade automation systems are the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the Automated Export System (AES), AESDirect, the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS / eAPIS), and the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program. Trade integrations are predominantly delivered through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging via ACE, with a small set of CBP web services (e.g., the AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API) exposed for programmatic use. url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/customs-and-border-protection/refs/heads/main/apis.yml image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg type: Index access: Public position: Consuming created: '2024-12-03' modified: '2026-04-28' specificationVersion: '0.20' tags: - ACE - ACAS - AES - AESDirect - APIS - Borders - Cargo - CBP - Customs - Department of Homeland Security - DHS - EDI - Exports - Federal Government - Imports - International Trade - Manifests - Single Window - Trade Compliance apis: - aid: customs-and-border-protection:apis-eapis name: APIS / eAPIS description: >- The Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) collects pre-arrival and pre-departure manifest data on all passengers and crew members flown or sailed into and out of the United States. The eAPIS web portal allows commercial operators and private aircraft and vessel operators to create, manage, and submit APIS manifests. Bulk and partner integrations use UN/EDIFACT PAXLST and CUSRES messages over CBP-approved transmission methods. image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/advance-passenger-information-system baseURL: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/ tags: - APIS - Border Security - Crew - eAPIS - Manifests - Passengers properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/advance-passenger-information-system - type: Portal url: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/ - type: FactSheet url: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2019-Sep/APIS-Fact-Sheet-2019.pdf - aid: customs-and-border-protection:ace name: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) description: >- ACE is the U.S. Single Window through which the trade community reports imports and exports and CBP and Partner Government Agencies determine admissibility. Trade users access ACE via the ACE Secure Data Portal (a free web-based interface) and via ACE Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which uses CBP-approved CAMIR/AESTIR messaging standards. The ACE Portal modernization program completed user access management migration in February 2025. image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated baseURL: https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov/ tags: - ACE - Admissibility - Cargo - EDI - Imports - PGA - Single Window properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated - type: GettingStarted url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/how-to-use-ace - type: Portal url: https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov/ - type: Modernization url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-deployments/ace-portal-modernization - type: Deployments url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/ace-deployments - aid: customs-and-border-protection:aes name: Automated Export System (AES) description: >- AES is the system through which exporters file Electronic Export Information (EEI) for goods leaving the United States. AES is integrated with ACE and supports both EDI filings and the AESDirect web filing tool. AESDirect is the free web-based filing application offered by CBP to file EEI directly into AES. image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/aes baseURL: https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov/ tags: - AES - AESDirect - EEI - Exports - Filings properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/aes - type: AESDirect url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/aes/aesdirect - aid: customs-and-border-protection:aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api name: AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API description: >- The AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API allows authorized partners to programmatically query AESDirect filings. CBP provides separate certification (test) and production environments for the API. This is one of the few directly exposed web APIs in CBP's trade portfolio. image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api baseURL: https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov/ tags: - AES - AESDirect - Filings - Inquiry - WebLink properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/aesdirect-weblink-inquiry-api - aid: customs-and-border-protection:acas name: Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) description: >- ACAS requires inbound air carriers and other eligible parties to submit advance air cargo data to CBP for security risk-based screening prior to loading on aircraft destined for the United States. ACAS data is transmitted via CBP-approved EDI messages. image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/cargo-security/acas baseURL: https://ace.cbp.dhs.gov/ tags: - ACAS - Advance Data - Air Cargo - Pre-loading - Security properties: - type: Documentation url: https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/cargo-security/acas common: - type: Website url: https://www.cbp.gov/ - type: TradeAutomation url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated - type: TradeOutreach url: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement - type: ACEServiceDesk url: https://www.cbp.gov/contact/automated-broker-interface-service-desk - type: HelpCenter url: https://www.help.cbp.gov/ - type: Newsroom url: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom - type: FOIA url: https://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/privacy-policy - type: Twitter url: https://twitter.com/CBP - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-customs-and-border-protection/ - type: YouTube url: https://www.youtube.com/user/CustomsBorderProtect maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com