aid: freedom-of-information-act
name: Freedom of Information Act
description: >-
  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) API provides access to FOIA request data and related information from federal
  agencies.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/freedom-of-information-act.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/freedom-of-information-act/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Federal Government
  - FOIA
  - Transparency
apis:
- aid: freedom-of-information-act:freedom-of-information-act-agency-components-api
  name: Freedom of Information Act Agency Components API
  description: Agencies and their FOIA components.
  humanURL: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
  baseURL: https://api.foia.gov
  tags:
  - Agency Components
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/freedom-of-information-act-agency-components-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
- aid: freedom-of-information-act:freedom-of-information-act-agency-submission-api
  name: Freedom of Information Act Agency Submission API
  description: >-
    Portal-to-agency request submission API (implemented by participating agencies at foia-api.agency.gov).
  humanURL: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
  baseURL: https://api.foia.gov
  tags:
  - Agency Submission
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/freedom-of-information-act-agency-submission-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
- aid: freedom-of-information-act:freedom-of-information-act-annual-reports-api
  name: Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports API
  description: Agency annual FOIA reports as XML.
  humanURL: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
  baseURL: https://api.foia.gov
  tags:
  - Annual Reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/freedom-of-information-act-annual-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
common:
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/freedom-of-information-act-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/freedom-of-information-act-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/freedom-of-information-act-authentication.yml
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.foia.gov/developer/
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.foia.gov/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com