U.S. Government Open Data

Look up popular BLS series IDs by topic. BLS doesn't have a search API, so this provides curated series IDs for common topics. Topics: employment, unemployment, wages, cpi, cpi_components, ppi, productivity, jolts, state_employment

Fetch time series data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Returns monthly/quarterly/annual observations for employment, wages, prices, and more. Popular series IDs: - CES0000000001: Total nonfarm employment (thousands) - LNS14000000: Unemployment rate - CUUR0000SA0: CPI-U All Items - CES0500000003: Average hourly earnings, total private - JTS000000000000000JOR: Job openings rate (JOLTS) - PRS85006092: Nonfarm business labor productivity Series ID prefixes: CES (jobs by industry), LNS (unemployment), CU (CPI), WP (PPI), OE (wages), JT (JOLTS) Series can also be built for you: - laus_areas:…

Get border crossing data at U.S. ports of entry: trucks, personal vehicles, pedestrians, train passengers, containers. Covers U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders. Monthly data by port, state, and measure type.

Get Monthly Transportation Statistics — 50+ national indicators including: • Airline passenger traffic and on-time performance % • Transit ridership, highway vehicle miles • Rail freight, Amtrak ridership and on-time % • Truck tonnage, fuel prices, vehicle sales • Transportation Services Index (freight, passenger, combined) • Border crossing summaries (trucks, persons) • Safety fatalities (air, rail) Monthly data going back to 1947 for some series.

Get all ceiling rates for a specific GSA MAS contract by its contract number (IDV PIID). Shows all labor categories and rates awarded under that contract.

Search GSA CALC+ ceiling rates for federal labor categories. Find awarded hourly rates on GSA MAS professional services contracts. Search by keyword (wildcard across labor category, vendor, contract), exact field match, or browse with filters. Useful for market research, IGCEs, and competitive pricing. Data refreshed daily.

Autocomplete/suggest values for labor categories, vendor names, or contract numbers in GSA CALC+ data. Useful for finding exact values to use in calc_search_rates. Uses 'contains' matching (2 char min).

Run a data tool by name (find it with find_tools first). Arguments are validated against the tool's input schema, with its defaults applied, exactly as for a direct call.

Get quarterly provisional birth indicators: fertility rates, teen birth rates, \npreterm birth rates, cesarean delivery rates, low birthweight — by race/ethnicity.\nTopics: 'General Fertility', 'Teen Birth', 'Preterm', 'Cesarean', 'Low Birthweight', 'NICU', 'Medicaid'

Get leading causes of death in the U.S. by state and year, 1999–2017 (the final release; NCHS publishes no newer version of this table). Causes include heart disease, cancer, kidney disease, etc. For 2020–present use cdc_mortality_rates (rates by cause) or cdc_weekly_deaths (counts).

Get COVID-19 weekly case and death counts by state, ARCHIVED: national case reporting ended in 2023, so this stops in May 2023. For current COVID-19 deaths use cdc_weekly_deaths.

Get age-adjusted death rates for major causes since 1900.\nCauses: 'Heart Disease', 'Cancer', 'Stroke', 'Unintentional injuries', 'CLRD' (chronic lower respiratory diseases).\nGreat for long-term trend analysis — 120+ years of data.

Get disability prevalence by state and type from BRFSS survey. Types: 'Any Disability', 'Mobility Disability', 'Cognitive Disability', 'Hearing Disability', 'Vision Disability', 'Self-care Disability', 'Independent Living Disability', 'No Disability'

Get drug overdose deaths by state. Critical for opioid crisis analysis. - source='provisional' (default): provisional 12-month-ending death counts by drug, monthly from 2015 to about six months ago. Drugs: Number of Drug Overdose Deaths; Opioids (T40.0-T40.4,T40.6); Synthetic opioids, excl. methadone (T40.4); Heroin (T40.1); Natural & semi-synthetic opioids (T40.2); Methadone (T40.3); Cocaine (T40.5); Psychostimulants with abuse potential (T43.6). State 'US' is the national total. - source='historical': final death rates by state, sex, race and age group, 1999–2016.

Get life expectancy at birth. - National, by race and sex, 1900–2018 (the default). Races: 'All Races', 'Black', 'White'. - By state and sex, 2018–2021: give `state` (a state, or 'all' for every state ranked). For more recent mortality trends, use cdc_mortality_rates.

Get provisional age-adjusted death rates by cause, sex, and state (quarterly, 2020–present). Causes: 'All causes', 'Heart disease', 'Cancer', 'COVID-19', 'Drug overdose', 'Suicide', etc. Returns rate_overall, rate_sex_female, rate_sex_male, and per-state rates.

Get adult obesity, physical inactivity, and fruit/vegetable consumption by state from BRFSS.\nTopics: 'Obesity', 'Physical Activity', 'Fruits and Vegetables'. Data by state, race, age, income, education.

Get city-level health indicators from CDC PLACES — obesity, diabetes, smoking, depression, sleep, blood pressure, mental health, and 30+ more measures for every U.S. city with population > 50,000. Each row contains ALL measures for a city as separate columns (e.g. obesity_crudeprev, diabetes_crudeprev).

Get county-level health indicators from CDC PLACES (BRFSS-based estimates). Measures: OBESITY, DIABETES, CSMOKING (smoking), BINGE (binge drinking), BPHIGH (high BP), DEPRESSION, SLEEP (short sleep), CHD (heart disease), COPD, CANCER, STROKE, ARTHRITIS, CASTHMA (asthma), MHLTH (mental distress), PHLTH (physical distress), LPA (physical inactivity), ACCESS2 (no health insurance), DENTAL, CHECKUP, KIDNEY, HIGHCHOL, TEETHLOST, FOODINSECU (food insecurity), LONELINESS, HOUSINSECU (housing insecurity) Returns crude prevalence (%) by county.

Custom query against any CDC dataset using SODA syntax. Datasets: bi63-dtpu (death 1999–2017), w9j2-ggv5 (life expectancy), 489q-934x (mortality rates), swc5-untb (PLACES county), dxpw-cm5u (PLACES city), pwn4-m3yp (COVID), r8kw-7aab (weekly deaths), s2qv-b27b (disability), xbxb-epbu (drug overdose), hn4x-zwk7 (nutrition/obesity), 6rkc-nb2q (historical death rates), 76vv-a7x8 (birth indicators)

Get weekly provisional death counts by state — COVID-19, pneumonia, influenza, and total deaths. THIS IS THE MOST CURRENT CDC MORTALITY DATA — updated weekly, covers 2020–present. Includes percent_of_expected_deaths to detect excess mortality.

Key facts for a state, county, city/town or ZIP code from the Census American Community Survey (5-year estimates): population, median household income, median age, poverty rate, unemployment rate, median home value, median rent, and share with a bachelor's degree or higher. Give a state alone, a state + county, a state + place (city/town name), or a zcta (ZIP). Names are matched to Census names, e.g. place 'Los Angeles' → 'Los Angeles city, California'.

Get population data for U.S. states using the American Community Survey. Quick shortcut — for more flexibility use census_query directly.

Query the U.S. Census Bureau Data API. Supports ACS, Decennial Census, Population Estimates, Economic Census, and more. Returns data for specified variables and geography. Common datasets: '2023/acs/acs1' (1yr), '2023/acs/acs5' (5yr), '2020/dec/pl' (Decennial), '2023/pep/population' Common variables: NAME, B01001_001E (population), B19013_001E (median income), B25077_001E (home value), B01002_001E (median age)

Search for Census variable names/codes by keyword. Helps discover what data is available in a given dataset. Returns variable IDs you can use with census_query.

Get complaint counts grouped by a field (product, company, state, issue, etc.). Useful for ranking companies by complaint volume, identifying top issues, or comparing states. Aggregation fields: 'product', 'company', 'state', 'issue', 'company_response', 'timely', 'submitted_via', 'tags'.

Get full details for a specific complaint by its Complaint ID. Returns all fields: product, issue, company, narrative (if consented), response, dates, etc.

Get complaint trends over time using the CFPB Trends API. Uses dedicated /trends endpoint with lens-based aggregation. REQUIRED: trend_interval ('month', 'quarter', or 'year') — the API rejects requests without it. Lens options: 'overview' (total counts), 'product' (by product), 'issue' (by issue), 'tags' (by tag). Sub-lens allows drilling into sub-categories within the lens.

Search the CFPB consumer complaint database (13M+ records). Find complaints by company, product, state, issue, date, or keyword. Returns individual complaints with company responses. Company names auto-retry with fuzzy search if exact match fails (e.g. 'Wells Fargo' will find 'WELLS FARGO & COMPANY'). Products: 'Mortgage', 'Debt collection', 'Credit card or prepaid card', 'Checking or savings account', 'Student loan', 'Vehicle loan or lease', 'Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports'.

Get complaint information broken down by state (geographic view). Returns complaint counts and data for each state. Useful for maps and state comparisons. Applies the same filters as search (product, company, date, etc.).

Autocomplete/suggest company names from the CFPB complaint database. Useful for finding the exact company name before searching complaints.

Clear cached API responses to force fresh data on next query. Specify a source name or omit to clear all.

Search for clinical trials near a geographic location. Uses the ClinicalTrials.gov geo-distance filter to find trials within a radius of a latitude/longitude point. Combine with condition or intervention filters to find specific trials nearby.

Get full details for a specific clinical trial by NCT ID. Returns protocol, eligibility, arms/interventions, design, locations, contacts, and oversight info. Use the fields param to request only specific sections (reduces response size).

List all valid enum values for ClinicalTrials.gov data fields. Returns every enum type (Status, Phase, StudyType, InterventionType, etc.) with all valid values. Use as a reference when building search filters or understanding field values.

Get statistics on list/array field sizes in the ClinicalTrials.gov database. Shows min/max/top sizes for array fields like Condition, Intervention, Phase. Useful for understanding data distribution.

Get value statistics for study data fields — top values, counts, and distributions. Powerful analytics tool: find top conditions, top sponsors, phase distributions, intervention type counts. Examples: fields='Phase' shows trial count by phase; fields='Condition' shows top conditions.

Explore the ClinicalTrials.gov study data model — field names, types, and descriptions. Use to discover available fields for the `fields` parameter in search/detail tools, or to build advanced filter expressions with AREA[] syntax.

Get posted results for a completed clinical trial by NCT ID. Returns outcome measures, adverse events (serious + other), participant flow, and baseline characteristics. Only works for trials where hasResults=true. Use clinical_trials_search with agg_filters='results:with' to find them.

Search ClinicalTrials.gov for clinical trials by condition, drug/intervention, sponsor, status, phase, study type, location, title, or free text. Returns trial ID, title, status, phase, sponsor, conditions, enrollment, and hasResults flag. Use sponsor filter to track pharma company research (e.g. 'Pfizer', 'Moderna', 'NIH'). Use filter_advanced for Essie expressions like 'AREA[StartDate]RANGE[2024-01-01,MAX]'. Use agg_filters for shorthand filters: 'results:with', 'sex:f', 'healthy:y'.

Get database statistics: total study count, average study JSON size, size distribution, and largest studies. Quick overview of the ClinicalTrials.gov database scope and data volume.

Get trial count breakdown by recruitment status for a condition or drug/intervention. Shows how many trials are recruiting, active, completed, terminated, etc. Works for diseases ('breast cancer') AND drug names ('semaglutide', 'pembrolizumab'). Queries 8 statuses in parallel for comprehensive breakdown.

Query CMS hospital data: general info, quality ratings, mortality, readmissions, infections, patient surveys, Medicare spending. Filter by state or city.

Query CMS nursing home data: provider info with five-star ratings, quality measures, health deficiencies/citations. Filter by state.

General-purpose query against any CMS provider dataset by dataset identifier. Use cms_search to find available datasets and their IDs. Supports filtering by any field.

Search for CMS provider data datasets by keyword. Returns dataset IDs, titles, and descriptions. Use the ID with cms_query to fetch data.

Run a JavaScript processing script against any tool's output in a WASM sandbox. Calls the specified tool first, then runs your script with the raw response as `DATA` (string). Only your script's console.log() output enters context — typically 65-99% smaller. USE THIS when you need specific fields, counts, or filters from a large response. DO NOT use this when you need to read and interpret the full data for cross-referencing or analysis. The script can: JSON.parse(DATA), use loops/map/filter/reduce, Math, string ops, console.log(). The script CANNOT: access files, network, Node.js APIs, or i…

Get sub-amendments to a specific amendment. Shows amendments that modify the parent amendment.

Get cosponsors of a specific amendment. Shows party affiliation and sponsorship details.

Get detailed information about a specific amendment, including its actions/timeline. Requires congress number, amendment type (hamdt/samdt), and amendment number.

Get text versions for a specific amendment (from 117th Congress onwards). Returns version types and format URLs (PDF, HTML).

Search/list amendments by congress and optional type (hamdt = House, samdt = Senate, suamdt = Senate Unnumbered). Returns amendment number, type, sponsor, purpose, and status.

Get the full action history / timeline for a bill — every step from introduction through committee, floor votes, amendments, and signing. Shows recorded roll-call vote numbers when available. Use congress_search_bills first to find the congress number, bill type, and bill number.

Get amendments filed on a specific bill. Shows amendment sponsors, purposes, and status. Critical for tracking how bills are modified (e.g., 'gutted and replaced').

Get committees a bill was referred to, with activity dates. Shows which committees had jurisdiction and what actions they took (referral, hearings, markup, reporting).

Get the full list of cosponsors for a bill with party affiliation and sponsorship dates. Returns individual cosponsor details unlike congress_bill_details which only provides a party breakdown summary.

Get detailed information about a specific bill including sponsors, cosponsors with party breakdown, actions, committees, and current status.

Get a COMPLETE bill profile in ONE call — combines bill details, all cosponsors (with party breakdown), full action timeline, CRS summaries, committees, legislative subjects, text versions, related bills, and all titles. Fetches 8 endpoints in parallel. Use this instead of calling congress_bill_details + congress_bill_actions + congress_bill_summaries + congress_bill_committees + congress_bill_subjects + congress_bill_text + congress_bill_related + congress_bill_titles individually. Ideal for: Complete legislative analysis, bill research, accountability investigations, or getting everything n…

Find related/companion bills. Identifies House-Senate companion bills, identical bills, and bills with related provisions. Useful for tracking legislation across chambers.

Get legislative subjects tagged on a bill, plus the primary policy area. Useful for finding all bills on a topic and for cross-referencing with lobbying data.

Get CRS (Congressional Research Service) summaries of a bill. These are plain-English, non-partisan summaries written by CRS analysts. Multiple versions may exist (as introduced, as reported, as passed).

Get available text versions for a bill (e.g., introduced, reported, engrossed, enrolled). Returns version types and format URLs. For full bill text content, use govinfo_bill_text.

Get all titles for a bill — short titles, official titles, display titles, and titles as they appeared in different text versions. Useful for finding the popular name of legislation (e.g., 'Inflation Reduction Act').

Find ALL roll-call votes on a specific bill and fetch the party-line breakdowns — the KEY tool for 'follow the money' investigations. Scans the bill's action timeline for recorded vote references, then fetches each House and Senate vote with member-level results and party tallies. This is the critical bridge between legislation and accountability: • Bill → Votes (this tool) • Votes → Who voted how (party tallies returned here) • Who voted → Who funded them (fec_candidate_financials / fec_committee_disbursements) • Who lobbied → lobbying_search Returns all House and Senate roll-call votes ass…

Get bound Congressional Record issues — the permanent, final publication of proceedings. Filter by year, month, and day.

Get bills referred to a specific committee. Use congress_committees to find the committee system code. Useful for tracking which bills die in committee vs. get reported out.

Get detailed information about a specific congressional committee by chamber and committee code. Returns full history, website URL, subcommittees, bill/report counts, and related communications.

Get detailed information about a committee filtered by a specific congress number. Shows membership for that specific congress vs. all-time details from congress_committee_details.

Get a COMPLETE committee profile in ONE call — combines committee details (history, subcommittees, website), recent bills referred, recent reports published, and recent nominations referred (4 endpoints in parallel). Use this instead of calling congress_committee_details + congress_committee_bills + congress_committee_reports_for_committee + congress_committee_nominations_for_committee individually. Ideal for: Understanding a committee's jurisdiction, workload, and oversight activity. Cross-reference committee chair (from congress_member_details) with FEC donors and lobbying_search.

Get House communications referred to a specific House committee.

Get detailed information about a specific committee meeting including title, committees, witnesses, meeting documents, related bills, and video links.

List committee meetings (hearings, markups, etc.) with dates, locations, and topics. Filter by congress and chamber.

Get nominations referred to a specific committee. Useful for tracking judicial or agency head nominations before a particular Senate committee.

Get details about a specific committee print by congress, chamber, and jacket number.

Get text versions for a committee print. Returns formatted text and PDF URLs.

List committee prints — publications ordered by committees that are not committee reports. Often include Rules Committee prints with bill text for floor consideration.

Get detailed information about a specific committee report, including associated bills, title, issue date, and text versions.

Get text versions for a committee report. Returns formatted text and PDF URLs.

List committee reports — formal reports accompanying legislation reported out of committee. Filter by congress, report type (hrpt/srpt/erpt), and conference report flag. Critical for understanding committee intent and legislative history.

Get reports published by a specific committee. Shows formal committee reports accompanying legislation — use congress_committees to find the committee system code.

Get Senate communications referred to a specific Senate committee.

List congressional committees. Filter by congress number and/or chamber (house, senate, joint). Returns committee name, system code, and chamber.

Get Congressional Record issues — the official daily record of debate, speeches, and proceedings in Congress. Filter by year, month, and day.

Get detailed information about a specific CRS report by report number/ID. Returns full summary, authors, topics, related legislation, and format links (PDF, etc.).

Get Congressional Research Service reports — authoritative, nonpartisan analysis on legislative topics. CRS reports are considered the gold standard for policy research.

Get daily Congressional Record issues with sections (Senate, House, Extensions of Remarks, Daily Digest). Filter by volume and issue number for specific issues, or list recent issues.

Get detailed information about a specific hearing including title, date, committees, associated meeting, citation, and available text formats.

List congressional hearings. Filter by congress and chamber. Hearings are formal proceedings where committees gather testimony from witnesses.

Get detailed information about a specific House communication including abstract, committees, submitting agency, and legal authority.

List House communications — executive communications, memorials, presidential messages, and petitions referred to House committees. Types: ec (Executive Communication), ml (Memorial), pm (Presidential Message), pt (Petition).

Get detailed information about a specific House requirement including legal authority, frequency, nature, and matching communications count.

Get communications that match a specific House requirement. Shows agency submissions fulfilling a recurring reporting obligation.

List House requirements — recurring reporting obligations from executive agencies to Congress. Shows requirement number, frequency, and matching communications count.

Get House of Representatives roll call vote results with member-level party breakdown. Primary source: Congress.gov API (118th Congress onward); falls back to clerk.house.gov XML for older congresses. Coverage: 1990 to present. Use year param for historical votes. Cross-reference with: congress_senate_votes (same bill's Senate vote), FEC (members' donors via fec_candidate_financials), lobbying_search (who lobbied on the bill), FRED (economic impact 1-3 years after passage). For Senate votes, use congress_senate_votes.

Get information about congresses and their sessions — start/end dates, session numbers, and chambers. Use to look up when a congress was in session, or get current congress details.

Get detailed information about a specific public or private law, including sponsors, CBO cost estimates, committee reports, and constitutional authority statement. Requires congress number, law type, and law number.

Get bills sponsored or cosponsored by a specific member of Congress. Requires the member's BioGuide ID (use congress_search_members to find it).

Get detailed information about a specific member of Congress by BioGuide ID. Returns full bio, party history, all terms served, committee assignments, photo URL, and official website. Use congress_search_members first to find the BioGuide ID.

Get a COMPLETE member of Congress profile in ONE call — combines bio/details, recent sponsored legislation, and recent cosponsored legislation (3 endpoints in parallel). Returns party history, terms served, committee assignments, photo, website, plus legislative activity. Use this instead of calling congress_member_details + congress_member_bills (sponsored) + congress_member_bills (cosponsored) individually. Ideal for: Accountability research — cross-reference with FEC (fec_candidate_financials) for donors, lobbying_search for industry lobbying, and congress_house_votes / congress_senate_vo…

Get committees associated with a nomination. Shows committee activities (referral, hearing, discharge).

Get detailed information about a specific presidential nomination, including all actions (committee referral, hearing, vote, confirmation/rejection).

Get a COMPLETE presidential nomination profile in ONE call — combines nomination details, full action timeline, committee referrals/activity, and associated hearings (4 endpoints in parallel). Use this instead of calling congress_nomination_details + congress_nomination_committees + congress_nomination_hearings individually. Ideal for: Tracking judicial and executive nominations from submission through confirmation/rejection. Cross-reference with lobbying_search for industry interest in the nominee.

Get printed hearings associated with a nomination. Shows hearing dates, citations, and chambers.

Get the list of nominees for a specific position within a nomination. Some nominations contain multiple positions (ordinals). Use congress_nomination_details first to see the ordinal numbers.

List presidential nominations to federal offices (judges, cabinet, ambassadors, agency heads). Shows nominee name, position, organization, and confirmation status.

Get recently enacted laws (bills signed by the President). Optionally filter by law type (public or private). Shows what legislation has become law.

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Search for members of Congress by state, congress number, district, or get all current members. Supports: /member (all), /member/{stateCode} (by state), /member/{stateCode}/{district} (by district), /member/congress/{congress} (by congress), /member/congress/{congress}/{stateCode}/{district} (combined).

Get detailed information about a specific Senate communication including abstract, committees, and congressional record date.

List Senate communications — executive communications, presidential messages, and petitions/memorials referred to Senate committees. Types: ec (Executive Communication), pm (Presidential Message), pom (Petition or Memorial).

Get Senate roll call vote results from senate.gov XML. Shows how senators voted by party on specific legislation, nominations, and procedural motions. Coverage: 101st Congress (1989) to present. Cross-reference with: congress_house_votes (same bill's House vote), FEC (senator donors via fec_candidate_financials), lobbying_search (who lobbied on the bill), congress_member_bills (senator's voting vs sponsoring patterns). For House votes, use congress_house_votes.

Search bill summaries across all bills and congresses. Unlike congress_bill_summaries (which requires a specific bill), this searches CRS summaries across the entire collection. Filter by congress, bill type, and date range. Sorted by last update date. Results include the associated bill reference.

List treaties submitted to the Senate. Shows treaty topic, date transmitted, and ratification status.

Get committees associated with a treaty. Typically the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Get detailed information about a specific treaty, including all Senate actions (committee referral, hearings, ratification vote).

Get a COMPLETE treaty profile in ONE call — combines treaty details, full action timeline, and committee assignments (3 endpoints in parallel). Use this instead of calling congress_treaty_details + congress_treaty_committees individually. Ideal for: International agreement research and Senate Foreign Relations Committee tracking.

Get actions on a partitioned treaty (one with a suffix letter). Shows committee referral, hearings, and ratification votes for a specific treaty partition.

Get details about a partitioned treaty (one with a suffix letter like A, B, etc.). Some treaties are divided into parts, each identified by a suffix.

Get the full text of a specific DOJ blog entry by UUID. Returns the complete body, component, topic, date, and URL.

Search DOJ Office of Public Affairs blog entries (3,200+ records). Blog entries often provide more context and analysis than press releases. Covers policy discussions, division activities, and enforcement context.

Get the full text of a specific DOJ press release by UUID. Returns the complete body, component, topic, date, and URL.

Search DOJ press releases (262K+ records covering all DOJ divisions). Includes enforcement actions, indictments, settlements, and policy announcements. Filter by title keyword and sort by date. Components: FBI, DEA, ATF, Civil Rights Division, Antitrust, USAO, and more. Topics: Drug Trafficking, Cybercrime, National Security, Civil Rights, Financial Fraud, etc.

Get injury details from OSHA accident investigations. Returns demographics (age, sex), nature of injury, body part, source, degree of injury. Degree of injury: 1=Fatality, 2=Hospitalized, 3=Non-hospitalized. Link to accidents via summary_nr.

Search OSHA accident and fatality investigations. Returns event descriptions, dates, locations, and industry codes. Use dol_osha_accident_injuries to get injury details for a specific accident.

Search OSHA workplace inspections. Find inspections by state, establishment name, industry (SIC/NAICS), or type. Inspection types: A=Accident, B=Complaint, C=Referral, H=Planned, L=Programmed high-hazard. Returns site details, inspection type/scope, open/close dates.

Search OSHA violations found during workplace inspections. Violation types: S=Serious, W=Willful, R=Repeat, O=Other, U=Unclassified, F=Failure to abate. Returns standard cited, penalty amounts (initial and current), abatement status. Link to inspections via activity_nr.

Get national weekly Unemployment Insurance (UI) initial and continued claims. Includes insured unemployment rate and covered employment. Key economic indicator — spikes indicate labor market stress.

Get state-level weekly Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims. Compare initial claims, continued claims, and insured unemployment rate across states.

Search WHD (Wage and Hour Division) enforcement cases. Covers wage theft investigations: back wages owed, penalties assessed, violation counts. Laws enforced: FLSA (minimum wage/overtime), FMLA (family leave), Davis-Bacon (prevailing wage), SCA (service contracts). Data available since FY2005.

Explore the full EIA API v2 catalog (beyond the shortcut tools). Without a route, lists the top-level datasets (electricity, petroleum, natural-gas, coal, seds, steo, international, co2-emissions, …). With a route, lists its sub-routes, or for a data route its facets, data columns, frequencies and date range. With route + facet, lists the facet's values (e.g. every stateid). Then fetch data with eia_query.

Get electricity retail prices, generation, or consumption by state and sector. Sectors: residential (RES), commercial (COM), industrial (IND), transportation (TRA), all (ALL). Data types: 'price' (cents/kWh), 'revenue' (M$), 'sales' (MWh), 'customers'

Get natural gas prices — Henry Hub spot price, citygate, residential, commercial, industrial, electric power. Process codes: PRS (citygate), PRP (electric power), PRC (commercial), PRI (industrial), PRR (residential), PNG (Henry Hub spot)

Get petroleum/oil prices — crude oil spot prices (WTI, Brent), retail gasoline prices, diesel, heating oil. Product codes: - EPCBRENT: Brent crude oil spot price - EPCWTI: WTI crude oil spot price - EMM_EPMRU_PTE_NUS_DPG: US regular gasoline retail - EMM_EPMPU_PTE_NUS_DPG: US premium gasoline retail - EMD_EPD2D_PTE_NUS_DPG: US diesel retail - EER_EPJK_PF4_RGC_DPG: US jet fuel spot price

Fetch data from any EIA API v2 data route (find routes, facets and columns with eia_browse). Newest first. facets narrow the series: 'stateid=CA,TX; sectorid=RES'. data picks value columns, e.g. 'price' or 'sales,revenue'.

Get state-level energy data from the State Energy Data System (SEDS). Covers production, consumption, expenditures, and prices by energy source for all 50 states. MSN codes (energy data codes): - TETCB: Total energy consumption (trillion BTU) - TETCD: Total energy consumption per capita - TEPRB: Total energy production (trillion BTU) - ESTCB: Electricity total consumption - CLTCB: Coal consumption - NNTCB: Natural gas consumption - PATCB: Petroleum consumption - RETCB: Renewable energy consumption - NUETB: Nuclear energy consumption

Get the monthly/annual U.S. energy overview — total production, consumption, imports, exports, and prices across all energy sources. MSN codes: - ELETPUS: Electricity net generation - ELNIPUS: Electricity net imports - CLTCPUS: Coal consumption - NNTCPUS: Natural gas consumption - PATCPUS: All petroleum consumption - RETCPUS: Renewable energy consumption - NUETPUS: Nuclear electric power

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Get a detailed facility report from ECHO by registry ID. Returns permits, enforcement actions, compliance summaries, NAICS/SIC codes, and inspection history. Use epa_facilities first to find a RegistryID, then pass it here for the full report.

Get Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions data by state. Returns large emitters reporting under EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Includes CO2-equivalent emissions, facility name, sector, and location. Cross-reference with EIA energy data and BLS CPI energy component.

Search RCRA hazardous waste facilities by state via ECHO. Returns generators, transporters, and treatment/storage/disposal (TSD) facilities regulated under RCRA Subtitle C. Cross-reference with epa_toxic_releases (TRI) and epa_greenhouse_gas for multi-program facility analysis.

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Get UV index forecast for a U.S. location (ZIP code or city/state). UV Scale: 0-2 Low, 3-5 Moderate, 6-7 High, 8-10 Very High, 11+ Extreme. Useful for health recommendations -- high UV correlates with skin cancer risk.

List law enforcement agencies in a U.S. state from the FBI CDE. Returns agencies grouped by county with ORI codes, coordinates, and NIBRS participation dates. Use ORI codes from this tool to query agency-level data in other FBI tools.

Get arrest statistics from the FBI at national, state, or agency level. Offense codes are numeric: 'all' (all offenses), '11' (murder), '20' (rape), '30' (robbery), '50' (aggravated assault), '150' (drug abuse), and 40+ more. Returns counts or totals broken down by year, age, sex, race, ethnicity.

Get summarized UCR crime data from the FBI at national, state, or agency level. Covers 10 offense categories: V (violent crime), P (property crime), HOM (homicide), RPE (rape), ROB (robbery), ASS (aggravated assault), BUR (burglary), LAR (larceny/theft), MVT (motor vehicle theft), ARS (arson). Returns year-by-year data with counts and rates.

Get expanded homicide (Supplementary Homicide Report) data from the FBI. Includes victim/offender demographics, weapons used, and circumstances. Available at national, state, or agency level.

Get expanded property crime details from the FBI (Supplemental Return / Return A data). Provides additional breakdowns beyond summarized counts: value of stolen/recovered property, type of property, premises involved. Available for burglary (NB), larceny (NL), motor vehicle theft (NMVT), and robbery (NROB).

Get hate crime data from the FBI at national, state, or agency level. Returns incidents broken down by bias category (race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.), offense type, victim type, offender demographics, and location type. Optionally filter by bias code (e.g., '12'=Anti-Black, '14'=Anti-Jewish, '22'=Anti-Islamic, '41'=Anti-Gay).

Get law enforcement employee data (sworn officers, civilian employees) at national, state, or agency level. Shows staffing levels over time.

Get Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection (LESDC) statistics. Chart types: race, demographics, manner, location, employment, occupation, military, totals, duty, exp, experience, suffered, prior, investigation, wellness.

Get NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System) data from the FBI. More detailed than summarized UCR data — includes victim/offender demographics, relationships, weapons, location, and time of day for 71 offense types. Offense codes use NIBRS format: '13A' (aggravated assault), '09A' (murder), '23H' (all other larceny), '35A' (drug violations), '220' (burglary), etc.

Get Use of Force data from the FBI. Covers incidents where law enforcement use of force resulted in death, serious injury, or firearm discharge. Available at federal (all federal agencies) or national (all participating agencies) level. Use scope='federal' for federal agencies, 'national' for all agencies participation data.

Search animal/veterinary adverse event reports (1.3M+ reports). Reports of drug side effects in animals — dogs, cats, horses, cattle, etc. Each report has: animal info (species, breed), drugs, reactions (VEDDRA terms), outcomes. Note: Some fields may contain 'MSK' (masked) values for privacy. Example searches: - 'animal.species:"Dog"' — dog events - 'original_receive_date:[20200101+TO+20231231]' — events in date range - 'serious_ae:true' — serious adverse events only Count fields: animal.species.exact, primary_reporter.exact, serious_ae

Search FDA-approved drugs (Drugs@FDA database). Find approved drugs by brand name, sponsor/manufacturer, or application number. Shows approval history, active ingredients, and marketing status. Example searches: - 'openfda.brand_name:"Ozempic"' — find Ozempic - 'sponsor_name:"Pfizer"' — all Pfizer approvals - 'products.active_ingredients.name:"SEMAGLUTIDE"' — by ingredient

Count/aggregate any OpenFDA endpoint by a specific field. Returns top terms with counts. Works on ALL FDA endpoints. IMPORTANT: Use '.exact' suffix for full phrase counts (e.g. 'brand_name.exact'). Without '.exact', multi-word values like 'Class III' are split into separate word counts. Endpoints: drug/event, drug/label, drug/ndc, drug/enforcement, drug/drugsfda, drug/shortages, device/event, device/510k, device/classification, device/enforcement, device/recall, device/pma, device/udi, food/enforcement, food/event, animalandveterinary/event, tobacco/problem. Example count_field values per en…

Search COVID-19 serology test evaluation results. FDA's evaluation of antibody test performance (sensitivity/specificity). Example searches: - 'antibody_truth:"Positive"' — positive samples - 'manufacturer:"Abbott"' — tests by manufacturer Count fields: type (sample material), manufacturer.exact

Search 510(k) premarket clearance decisions (174K+ since 1976). A 510(k) demonstrates a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device. Example searches: - 'advisory_committee:cv' — cardiovascular devices - 'openfda.regulation_number:868.5895' — by regulation number - 'device_name:"pacemaker"' — by device name - 'applicant:"Medtronic"' — by company Count fields: country_code, advisory_committee, clearance_type.exact, decision_code

Search medical device classification — ~1,700 generic device types. Returns device class (1=Class I, 2=Class II, 3=Class III), product codes, definitions. Example searches: - 'regulation_number:872.6855' — by regulation number - 'product_code:NOB' — by product code - 'device_name:"pacemaker"' — by device name - 'device_class:3' — Class III (highest risk) devices Count fields: device_class, medical_specialty.exact

Search FDA device recall enforcement reports. Same classification system as drug/food recalls: Class I (most dangerous) to Class III. Note: Records before June 2012 may lack some fields. Example searches: - 'classification:"Class I"' — most dangerous recalls - 'report_date:[20200101+TO+20231231]' — recalls in date range - 'recalling_firm:"Medtronic"' — by company Count fields: voluntary_mandated.exact, classification.exact, status.exact

Search FDA medical device adverse event reports (MAUDE) — injuries, malfunctions, deaths. Example searches: - 'device.generic_name:pacemaker' — pacemaker events - 'event_type:death' — events resulting in death

Search Premarket Approval (PMA) decisions for Class III medical devices. PMA is required for high-risk devices — evaluates safety and effectiveness. Example searches: - 'decision_code:APPR' — approved PMAs - 'product_code:LWP' — by product code - 'advisory_committee:CV' — cardiovascular devices - 'applicant:"Medtronic"' — by company Count fields: advisory_committee, decision_code

Search FDA medical device recall reports (RES system). Find recalled devices by name, manufacturer, or reason for recall. Example searches: - 'openfda.device_name:"pacemaker"' — pacemaker recalls - 'reason_for_recall:"software"' — software-related recalls

Search medical device establishment registrations & listings (336K+ records). Where devices are manufactured and which devices are made at each establishment. Example searches: - 'products.product_code:HQY' — establishments making product code HQY - 'products.openfda.regulation_number:886.5850' — by regulation number Count fields: products.openfda.device_class

Search the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID). Detailed device records: description, MRI safety, product codes, sterilization. Note: Booleans are stored as strings ('true'/'false'). Example searches: - 'brand_name:"CoRoent"' — by brand - 'is_rx:true' — prescription devices - 'mri_safety:"MR Unsafe"' — MRI unsafe devices - '_exists_:public_device_record_key' — records with a public key Count fields: product_codes.openfda.device_class, is_rx, mri_safety.exact

Aggregate/count FDA drug adverse event data by any field. For counting other endpoints, use fda_count instead. Common count fields: - 'patient.reaction.reactionmeddrapt.exact' — most common adverse reactions - 'patient.drug.openfda.brand_name.exact' — most reported drug brands - 'patient.drug.openfda.generic_name.exact' — most reported generic names - 'receivedate' — reports over time - 'primarysource.reportercountry.exact' — reports by country

Search FDA adverse drug event reports (FAERS) — side effects, hospitalizations, deaths. Over 20 million reports. Search by drug name, reaction, seriousness. Example searches: - 'patient.drug.openfda.brand_name:aspirin' — events involving aspirin - 'patient.drug.openfda.generic_name:ibuprofen+AND+serious:1' — serious ibuprofen events - 'patient.reaction.reactionmeddrapt:nausea' — events where nausea was reported

Search FDA drug product labeling (package inserts / prescribing information — SPL). Contains indications, warnings, boxed warnings, adverse reactions, drug interactions, dosage. Example searches: - 'openfda.brand_name:"Tylenol"' — labeling for Tylenol - '_exists_:boxed_warning' — all labels with a Black Box Warning - 'effective_time:[20200101+TO+20231231]' — labels updated in date range - 'openfda.product_type:"HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG"' — prescription drug labels only Count fields: openfda.product_type.exact, openfda.brand_name.exact, openfda.route.exact

Search the NDC Directory — National Drug Code product listings (132K+ records). Find drugs by brand name, generic name, dosage form, DEA schedule, pharmacological class. Each entry has product data, active ingredients, packaging info, and openfda annotations. Example searches: - 'brand_name:"Tylenol"' — Tylenol products - 'dea_schedule:"CII"' — Schedule II controlled substances - 'dosage_form:"LOTION"' — all lotions - 'active_ingredients.name:"OXYCODONE"' — products containing oxycodone - 'finished:true' — finished drug products only Count fields: pharm_class.exact, dea_schedule, dosage_form…

Search FDA drug recall enforcement reports. Find recalled drugs by classification (Class I=most serious), company, or reason. Example searches: - 'classification:"Class I"' — most dangerous recalls - 'recalling_firm:"Pfizer"' — recalls by Pfizer - 'reason_for_recall:listeria' — recalls due to listeria

Search FDA drug shortage listings — which drugs are in shortage and why. Tracks status, dosage form, therapeutic category, company, and shortage reason. Example searches: - 'status:"Currently in Shortage"' — active shortages - 'dosage_form:"Capsule"' — capsule shortages - 'therapeutic_category:"Antiviral"' — antiviral shortages - 'generic_name:"Adderall"' — specific drug Count fields: update_type, status.exact, therapeutic_category.exact

Search FDA food adverse event reports (CAERS database). Reports of illnesses, allergic reactions, and injuries from foods and dietary supplements. Example searches: - 'products.industry_name:"Dietary Supplements"' — supplement events - 'reactions:"hospitalization"' — events involving hospitalization Count fields: reactions.exact, outcomes.exact, products.industry_name.exact

Search FDA food recall enforcement reports. Class I (may cause death), Class II (temporary health problems), Class III (unlikely harm). Example searches: - 'classification:"Class I"' — most serious recalls - 'recalling_firm:tyson' — recalls by a specific company - 'reason_for_recall:listeria' — recalls due to listeria

Search historical FDA documents — press releases from 1913 to 2014 (OCR full-text search). Example searches: - 'doc_type:pr+AND+text:"poison prevention packaging"' — press releases about poison prevention - 'year:1920+AND+text:Botulism' — 1920s botulism references - 'text:"thalidomide"' — mentions of thalidomide

Search NDC SPL Data Elements — comprehensive drug product data. Use '_missing_:marketing_end_date' for products still on market. Use '_exists_:marketing_end_date' for discontinued products. Example searches: - 'package_ndc:"55700-019-60"' — by NDC - '_missing_:"marketing_end_date"' — currently marketed products

Search FDA substance data — molecular-level ingredient information. Search by name, CAS code, UNII, or molecular formula. Example searches: - 'names.name:"PARACETAMOL"' — by substance name - 'codes.code:"220127-57-1"' — by CAS registry number - 'unii:"09211A0HHL"' — by UNII - 'structure.formula:"C6H12"' — by molecular formula

Search tobacco product problem reports (~1.3K reports). Reports about damaged, defective, or health-affecting tobacco products. E-cigarettes/vaping products dominate (~60% of reports). Example searches: - 'date_submitted:[20180101+TO+20200723]' — reports in date range - 'nonuser_affected:"Yes"' — reports where non-users were affected Count fields: tobacco_products.exact, reported_health_problems.exact

Search UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifiers) — links ingredient names to unique chemical IDs. Example searches: - 'unii:"L7V4I673D2"' — by UNII code - 'substance_name:"ASPIRIN"' — by substance name

Get Summary of Deposits — branch-level deposit data from annual survey (June 30). Shows deposit amounts at each bank branch. Filter by state or institution. Useful for market share analysis and banking access by geography.

Get FDIC-insured bank failures — all failures since 1934. Includes failure date, estimated cost to FDIC, resolution type, and acquiring institution. Filter by state: PSTALP:"GA", by year range, or combine filters.

Get quarterly Call Report financial data for FDIC-insured banks. Includes assets, deposits, net income, ROA, ROE, loan loss reserves. Filter by CERT number (specific bank) or STALP (state). Dollar values in thousands.

Get institution event history — mergers, acquisitions, name changes, charter conversions. Filter by CERT number to trace a specific bank's history.

Search FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions. Filter by state, name, charter type, asset size, active status. Filters: STALP:"CA", ACTIVE:1, ASSET:[1000000 TO *], INSTNAME:"Wells Fargo", CHARTER_CLASS:"N". Assets and deposits are in thousands of dollars.

Get aggregate banking statistics — industry totals by state or charter type. Useful for overview metrics: total banks, deposits, assets by state/year.

Get financial summary for a candidate — total raised, spent, cash on hand, debt. Requires a candidate_id (use fec_search_candidates to find one).

Get itemized disbursements from a PAC or committee — shows exactly which candidates and committees received money, how much, and when. This is the KEY tool for conflict-of-interest investigations: trace direct money from named industry PACs to named politicians. Example: fec_committee_disbursements(committee_id='C00004275', cycle=2018, recipient_name='Crapo') shows ABA BankPAC donations to Sen. Crapo. WORKFLOW: (1) fec_search_committees(name='Company', committee_type='Q') to find PAC ID, (2) this tool with recipient_name filter. Try multiple cycles (election year ± 1 cycle) since PACs often gi…

Get financial totals for a committee (PAC, campaign, party). Requires a committee_id (use fec_search_committees to find one).

Get itemized independent expenditures (Schedule E) — outside spending by Super PACs and other groups FOR or AGAINST a candidate (ad buys, mailers, etc.). This is the KEY tool for tracking outside money: 'how much did Super PACs spend against Senator X?' Filter by candidate_id (most common), committee_id (the spender), and/or support_oppose ('S'=support, 'O'=oppose). WORKFLOW: (1) fec_search_candidates to find candidate_id, (2) this tool filtered by candidate_id. Use fec_outside_spending_by_candidate for totals instead of line items.

Get itemized individual contributions (Schedule A) — who donated to a committee, their employer and occupation, amount, and date. This is the KEY tool for donor research: 'who funds this candidate and where do they work?' The full dataset is ~123M records, so ALWAYS pass a filter — typically committee_id (the recipient committee) and/or contributor_name/employer. WORKFLOW: (1) fec_search_committees or fec_search_candidates to find the committee_id, (2) this tool filtered by committee_id, optionally narrowing by contributor_employer (e.g. 'Goldman Sachs') or contributor_state.

Get TOTAL independent (outside) spending supporting vs. opposing a candidate (Schedule E totals). Use this for an exact summary — 'how much outside money supported vs. opposed this candidate?' — instead of paginating raw line items. For the itemized breakdown of who spent it, use fec_independent_expenditures.

Search for federal election candidates by name, state, party, office, or election year. Data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Search for political committees (PACs, campaign committees, party committees) by name, state, or type. CRITICAL for investigations: Use committee_type='Q' (Qualified PAC) + name='Company Name' to find corporate PAC IDs. Example: name='Wells Fargo', committee_type='Q' returns C00034595 (Wells Fargo Employee PAC). Then use fec_committee_disbursements with the committee_id to trace money to specific politicians.

Get top candidates ranked by total money raised for a given office and election cycle.

Search FEMA disaster declarations (since 1953). Filter by state, year, incident type, or declaration type. Returns disaster name, type, affected area, programs declared.

Get FEMA Individual Housing Program (IHP) assistance data for homeowners. Shows approved assistance amounts, inspections, and damage by county/zip for a disaster.

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims: flood losses and insurance payouts by state, county, ZIP, year and named flood event. Each claim has damage, building/contents/ICC payments, coverage, flood zone and water depth; the summary totals the payments shown. The count covers all matching claims.

Get FEMA Public Assistance (PA) grant awards. Shows project-level grants to state/local/tribal governments and nonprofits for debris removal, emergency work, and permanent repair.

General-purpose query against any OpenFEMA dataset, at its current version. Use this for NFIP flood insurance policies, hazard mitigation grants, mission assignments, IHP registrations, etc. Supports OData $filter syntax.

Get FEMA region boundaries and associated states. 10 FEMA regions cover all U.S. states and territories.

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Get complete nutritional details for a specific food by its FDC ID. Returns full nutrient breakdown: calories, protein, fat, carbs, vitamins, minerals, amino acids. Use fooddata_search first to find FDC IDs.

Browse a paged list of foods from the USDA database. Useful for exploring available foods by data type without a specific search term.

Search the USDA FoodData Central database for foods by keyword. Returns matching foods with basic nutrient info. Covers 300K+ foods including branded products. Data types: 'Foundation' (generic whole foods), 'SR Legacy' (historical USDA reference), 'Branded' (commercial products with UPC), 'Survey' (FNDDS dietary studies).

List all federal agencies that publish in the Federal Register. Returns agency names, short names, slugs (for filtering), and URLs. 470+ agencies.

Get full details for a specific Federal Register document by document number. Returns title, abstract, full text URL, agencies, CFR references, and more.

Search for presidential executive orders. Filter by president, year, or keyword. Covers all executive orders since 1994.

Search all presidential documents: executive orders, memoranda, proclamations, and other presidential actions.

List documents currently on public inspection — approved for publication but NOT yet officially published (appearing in the Federal Register tomorrow, or imminently for 'special' filings). This is the forward-looking view: 'what regulations are about to come out?' Special filings are expedited/emergency documents.

Search for proposed rules, final rules, and agency notices in the Federal Register. Use to track regulatory activity by agencies.

List the Office of the Federal Register's curated topic bundles (e.g. 'Dodd-Frank', 'Endangered Species'). Each topic shows how many documents appeared in the last year and how many currently have OPEN public comment periods — useful for discovering active regulatory topics and where the public can still weigh in. Sections: money, environment, world, science-and-technology, business-and-industry, health-and-public-welfare.

When economic data comes out: FRED's release calendar, including scheduled future dates. With release_id, the next dates for that release (e.g. 50 = Employment Situation, 10 = CPI, 53 = GDP). Without it, every release between start_date and end_date (default: the next 14 days).

Bulk fetch a FRED release. Common: 53 (GDP), 50 (Employment), 10 (CPI), 18 (Rates)

Search FRED series by keyword. Examples: 'GDP', 'unemployment', 'CPI', 'mortgage rate'

Get observations for a FRED series. Popular: GDP, UNRATE, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, DGS10, MORTGAGE30US units transforms the values server-side, e.g. pc1 = % change from a year ago (CPI inflation), pch = % change from the previous period.

Get metadata for a FRED series — title, units, frequency, range, notes.

Get the FULL legislative text of a bill from GovInfo — the actual law language with section numbers, dollar amounts, legal citations, and provisions. IMPORTANT: Try congress_bill_summaries first for a quick CRS summary (~500-2000 chars). Only use this tool when the user needs exact legislative language, specific provisions, or dollar amounts from the bill text. Use preview_only=true first to check bill size before loading. Bills range from 5k chars (simple resolutions) to 500k+ (omnibus/appropriations). Default limit is 100k chars. Version suffixes: enr (enrolled/signed), eh (engrossed Hous…

Search for Congressional Budget Office reports published through GovInfo. CBO scores tax bills with distributional analysis showing impact by income group.

Search across all government publications — bills, laws, CBO reports, Congressional Record, Federal Register, committee reports, and more. Collections: BILLS, PLAW (public laws), CRPT (committee reports), CREC (Congressional Record), BUDGET, FR (Federal Register), CRECB (bound CR)

Get HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for a county, metro area, or entire state. Shows monthly rent by bedroom count (efficiency through 4-bedroom). FMR determines Section 8 voucher amounts.

Get HUD Income Limits for a county, metro area, or entire state. Shows Very Low, Extremely Low, and Low income thresholds by household size (1-8 persons). Used for affordable housing eligibility.

List counties in a state with their FIPS codes. Use FIPS codes as entity_id in hud_fair_market_rents and hud_income_limits.

List metropolitan/CBSA areas. CBSA codes can be used as entity_id in HUD tools.

List all U.S. states with their HUD state codes. Use these codes with other HUD tools.

Search campaign contributions made by lobbyists — shows which lobbyists donated to which politicians. Required under the LDA to disclose political contributions by registered lobbyists.

Get full detail on a specific lobbying filing — shows every issue lobbied, specific bills mentioned, and lobbyist names. Use the filing UUID from lobbying_search results.

Search individual lobbyists by name or firm. Find specific people who lobby Congress and which firms they work for.

Search lobbying firms and organizations registered to lobby Congress.

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Get the percentage of students at each NAEP achievement level: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced. THIS IS THE KEY LITERACY/NUMERACY METRIC — shows what % of students can read/do math at grade level. Example: '37% of 4th graders scored Below Basic in reading' comes from this data.

List available independent variables for a NAEP subject, cohort, and year. Use this to discover what demographic/survey variables are available before querying scores. Returns variable names (Varname), short labels, and long labels.

Compare NAEP scores across demographic groups (race, gender, poverty) with significance testing. Shows achievement gaps between groups (e.g., White vs Black, Male vs Female, eligible vs not eligible for free lunch).

Compare NAEP scores across states/jurisdictions with significance testing. Shows which states score significantly higher or lower than others. Example: Compare Massachusetts vs Mississippi reading scores.

Compare NAEP scores across assessment years with significance testing. Shows whether score changes between years are statistically significant. Great for tracking the COVID learning loss and recovery.

Compare how achievement gaps between demographic groups differ across states. Example: Is the poverty gap in math bigger in Mississippi than Massachusetts? Returns innerdiff1 (group gap for focal jurisdiction), innerdiff2 (group gap for target), and the gap between them.

Compare how achievement gaps between demographic groups change over time. Example: Is the racial achievement gap in reading getting bigger or smaller since 2017? Returns innerdiff1 (group gap for focal year), innerdiff2 (group gap for target year), and the gap between them.

Compare how score changes between years differ across jurisdictions. Example: Did the COVID learning loss hit California harder than Massachusetts? Returns innerdiff1 (year gap for focal jurisdiction), innerdiff2 (year gap for target), and the gap between them.

Get NAEP test scores (Nation's Report Card) — the gold standard for measuring U.S. student achievement. Returns average scale scores by subject, grade, state, and demographic group. Subjects: 'reading', 'math', 'science', 'writing', 'civics', 'history', 'geography', 'economics', 'tel', 'music' Grades: 4, 8, 12 (math: 4,8 only; economics/tel/music: 8 or 12 only) Variables: 'TOTAL' (all students), 'SDRACE' (race), 'GENDER', 'SLUNCH3' (school lunch/poverty), 'PARED' (parent education) Jurisdiction: 'NP' (national public), or state codes ('CA', 'TX', 'NY', 'MS')

Find car seat inspection stations near a location. Search by ZIP code, state, or geographic coordinates. Car seat inspection stations help parents verify proper installation. Example: state='CA', or zip='90210', or lat=30.18 + long=-96.39 + miles=50

Get a specific complaint by its ODI number. ODI numbers are in complaint search results (e.g. 11184030).

Search NHTSA vehicle complaints by make, model, and model year. All three parameters are required by the NHTSA API. Use nhtsa_models to find valid models for a make. Example: make='tesla', model='model 3', model_year=2023

Decode a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to get specifications. Returns make, model, year, engine, body class, drive type, plant info. VINs are 17 characters.

List vehicle makes for a model year that have recalls or complaints. Use issue_type='r' for recalls, 'c' for complaints. Example: model_year=2024, issue_type='r'

List model years that have recalls or complaints in the NHTSA database. Use issue_type='r' for recalls (1949–present), 'c' for complaints. Useful for discovering available data before querying.

List vehicle models for a make and year that have recalls or complaints. Or list all models for a make from the vPIC database (omit issue_type). Example: make='tesla', model_year=2024, issue_type='r'

Get recall details by NHTSA campaign number. Campaign numbers look like '23V838000' or '12V176000'. Returns full recall information including affected vehicles, summary, consequence, and remedy.

Search NHTSA vehicle recalls by make, model, and model year. All three parameters are required by the NHTSA API. Use nhtsa_models to find valid models for a make, or nhtsa_recall_detail for a specific campaign. Example: make='tesla', model='model 3', model_year=2024

Get detailed NHTSA 5-star safety ratings for a specific vehicle variant. Requires a VehicleId from nhtsa_safety_ratings search results. Returns crash test ratings, rollover risk, and safety technology assessments.

Search NHTSA 5-star safety ratings (NCAP) by make, model, and year. Returns vehicle variants with VehicleId. Use the VehicleId with nhtsa_safety_rating_detail. Ratings: 5 stars = highest, 1 star = lowest. Data from 1990 to present.

Get project counts by NIH institute/center for a fiscal year. Shows which institutes fund the most research: NCI (cancer), NIAID (infectious diseases), etc. Useful for understanding NIH budget allocation across disease areas.

Search NIH-funded research projects by text, disease area, investigator, institution, state, agency, spending category, grant type, and funding amount. Returns project number, title, PI, organization, award amount, agency, activity code, and dates. Use to find research grants for any disease, track institutional funding, or identify PIs.

Search for publications linked to NIH-funded projects. Search by PubMed IDs (PMIDs), application IDs, or core project numbers. Returns PMID and linked project number.

Get NIH project counts and estimated funding for a disease/research area across fiscal years. Uses RCDC spending categories with an agency-based fallback for more accurate counts. Common category IDs: 27=Cancer, 7=Alzheimer's, 41=Diabetes, 60=HIV/AIDS, 93=Opioids, 30=Cardiovascular, 85=Mental Health, 38=COVID-19, 118=Stroke, 92=Obesity. Note: For the most reliable counts by disease area, also try nih_projects_by_agency with the relevant institute.

Get climate observations (temperature, precipitation, snow, wind) from NOAA. Requires dataset ID + date range. Optionally filter by station or location. With a station_id this also works without NOAA_API_KEY (via NOAA's keyless Access Data Service); location_id needs the key.

List available NOAA climate datasets (GHCND daily, GSOM monthly, GSOY annual, normals, etc.)

Search NOAA location IDs (states, cities, countries) for use with other NOAA tools.

Search for NOAA weather stations by location or dataset. Use location IDs like FIPS:36 (New York), FIPS:06 (California), CITY:US360019 (NYC).

Search for EV charging stations, hydrogen stations, biodiesel, CNG, and other alternative fuel stations. Covers all U.S. alt fuel infrastructure. Filter by state, zip, fuel type, radius. Fuel types: 'ELEC' (EV), 'HY' (hydrogen), 'CNG' (natural gas), 'LPG' (propane), 'BD' (biodiesel), 'E85' (ethanol)

Get solar energy resource data for any U.S. location — monthly and annual solar irradiance. Shows potential for solar panels at a given location.

Get residential, commercial, and industrial electricity rates for any U.S. location. Provide latitude/longitude to get the local utility and their rates ($/kWh).

Get a single NWS alert by its URN (e.g. 'urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840…'). Use the `id` from nws_alerts_active; full URLs are also accepted.

List all valid NWS alert event types (e.g. 'Tornado Warning', 'Flood Watch'). Reference data — cached aggressively.

Get currently-active NWS weather alerts (tornado warnings, flood watches, winter storm advisories, etc.) filtered by area (state), zone, or point. Pass at most one of area/zone/point. Severity and urgency filters are optional. Without a geographic filter this returns ALL active U.S. alerts (often hundreds) — capped to `limit`.

Get the 7-day NWS forecast for a lat/lon. Returns ~14 periods (Today / Tonight / Tomorrow / Tomorrow Night / …) with temperature, wind, precipitation probability, and a detailed text forecast. Forecasts use US units (°F, mph).

Get the hourly forecast (next ~156 hours / ~6.5 days) for a lat/lon. Each period is one hour with temperature, wind, precip probability, and short forecast. Large response — consider nws_forecast for daily summaries.

Get the full NWS weather glossary (term → definition). Useful for explaining technical terms in forecasts.

Get the latest observation from an NWS observation station (e.g. 'KDCA' for Reagan National Airport). Returns SI units: temperature/dewpoint in °C, wind speed in km/h, pressure in Pa, visibility in m.

Resolve a lat/lon to its NWS forecast gridpoint, office, time zone, forecast zone, county zone, and nearest radar station. Useful for debugging or when you need the zone ID for nws_zone_forecast. Most callers can skip this and use nws_forecast directly.

List NWS observation stations near a lat/lon. Use the resulting stationIdentifier with nws_observation_latest.

Get the public text-based forecast for an NWS forecast zone (e.g. 'CAZ006'). Find the zone ID via nws_point_info.

Get payment summary data grouped by pharmaceutical/device company (all years combined). Shows total amounts and number of payments per company.

Get payments grouped by teaching hospital. Shows total pharma payments to teaching hospitals — useful for identifying institutional conflicts of interest.

Get payments grouped by individual physician across all years. Pre-aggregated totals — shows how much each doctor received from pharma overall.

Get national payment totals and averages by medical specialty. Shows which specialties receive the most pharma money — cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, psychiatrists, etc.

Search Open Payments OWNERSHIP data — doctors with ownership or investment stakes in pharma/device companies. The deepest form of conflict of interest. Shows which doctors have financial interests in the companies whose products they prescribe.

Search Open Payments RESEARCH payment data — grants, clinical research funding from pharma to doctors. Separate from general payments. Shows research funding amounts, sponsors, and principal investigators.

Search CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) data — payments from pharma/device companies to doctors. 15M+ records per year. Shows exact dollar amounts, payment type, doctor name/specialty, and which drugs/devices are involved. Cross-reference with FDA (drug safety), lobbying (company influence), and clinical trials.

Get national-level Open Payment totals and averages across all years. Shows how much money flows from pharma to doctors nationally.

Find the HIGHEST pharma payments to doctors — sorted by amount descending.\nUse this to find the biggest consulting fees, royalties, and speaking fees in a state or specialty.\nSupports sorting by payment amount — unlike the basic search which returns results in default order.

Find the HIGHEST-PAID doctors by TOTAL payments received — aggregates all individual payments per doctor. Groups by doctor and sums all their payments, sorted by total descending. This is the key tool for finding doctors with the biggest pharma relationships.

Get detailed information for a specific public comment by its comment ID.

Get detailed information for a specific regulatory docket by its docket ID (e.g. 'EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0129').

Get detailed information for a specific regulatory document by its document ID (e.g. 'FDA-2009-N-0501-0012').

Search for public comments on federal regulations. Filter by keyword, agency, docket, or date. Shows what the public said about proposed rules. Sort: 'postedDate' (asc) or '-postedDate' (desc, newest first).

Search for regulatory dockets — organizational folders containing related rules, comments, and documents. Each docket represents a rulemaking or non-rulemaking action by a federal agency. Sort: 'title', '-title'.

Search for federal regulatory documents — proposed rules, final rules, and supporting materials. Filter by agency, docket, date, or keyword. Complements Federal Register data with rulemaking context. Document types: 'Proposed Rule', 'Rule', 'Supporting & Related Material', 'Other'. Sort: 'postedDate' (asc) or '-postedDate' (desc, newest first).

Compare specific colleges side-by-side on cost, graduation rate, earnings, and debt. Provide school names to search and compare.

Advanced College Scorecard query with custom field filters and ranges. Filter examples: - 'latest.admissions.admission_rate.overall__range=0..0.10' (schools with <10% admission rate) - 'latest.cost.tuition.in_state__range=..5000' (tuition under $5K) - 'school.degrees_awarded.predominant=3' (bachelor's-granting) - 'latest.earnings.10_yrs_after_entry.median__range=80000..' (high-earning graduates)

Search U.S. colleges and universities from the College Scorecard. Returns tuition, admission rate, graduation rate, median earnings after graduation, student debt. Search by name, state, or school type. Sort by cost, earnings, or graduation rate.

Get top-ranked colleges by earnings, graduation rate, or lowest cost. Rankings: 'earnings' (highest median pay 10yr after entry), 'graduation' (highest completion rate), 'expensive' (highest tuition)

Get the full reported history of a single XBRL financial concept for one company. Faster and smaller than sec_company_financials when you only need one metric's time series (e.g. quarterly revenue for 10 years). Common concepts: Revenues, NetIncomeLoss, Assets, Liabilities, StockholdersEquity, EarningsPerShareBasic, CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.

Get financial data (revenue, net income, assets, etc.) from SEC XBRL filings for a company. Returns standardized financial data extracted from 10-K and 10-Q filings. Takes a CIK, ticker or company name. Common XBRL concepts: Revenues, NetIncomeLoss, Assets, Liabilities, StockholdersEquity, EarningsPerShareBasic, CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue

Look up a company on SEC EDGAR by ticker, name or CIK. Returns company name, tickers, SIC code, state, and recent filings list. Examples: company='AAPL', company='Lockheed Martin', cik='0000320193'.

Compare a single XBRL financial concept across ALL reporting companies for one period (SEC frames API). The most powerful cross-company tool: rank every filer by revenue, net income, assets, etc. in one call. PERIOD FORMAT: - 'CY2023' — full calendar year (use for flow concepts: Revenues, NetIncomeLoss) - 'CY2023Q1' — single quarter (duration) - 'CY2023Q4I' — instantaneous / point-in-time (use for balance-sheet concepts: Assets, Liabilities, StockholdersEquity) UNITS: 'USD' (default), 'shares', 'USD-per-shares' (for EarningsPerShareBasic).

Full-text search across all SEC EDGAR filings. Search by company name, keyword, or topic. Form types: 10-K (annual), 10-Q (quarterly), 8-K (current events), DEF 14A (proxy), S-1 (IPO registration)

Insider trading disclosures for a company: Form 4 filings (changes in officers', directors' and 10% owners' holdings), or Forms 3 and 5, newest first. Lists who filed, when, the transaction date and a link to the filing. Give a ticker, company name or CIK.

Get field names, data types, and formats for a specific Treasury Fiscal Data API endpoint. This helps you discover what fields are available before querying data.

List all 53 U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data API datasets and their 181 endpoints. Returns dataset name, data table name, API endpoint path, and description.

Query the U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data API. Supports field selection, filtering, sorting, and pagination. Filter operators: eq (equal), gt, gte, lt, lte, in. Example filter: 'record_date:gte:2024-01-01' Example sort: '-record_date' (descending) Multiple filters: 'country_currency_desc:in:(Canada-Dollar,Mexico-Peso),record_date:gte:2024-01-01'

Search for Treasury Fiscal Data datasets and endpoints by keyword. Searches across all 53 datasets (181 endpoints) by name, table name, endpoint path, and description.

Get an overview of a federal agency's spending, including budgetary resources and obligations. Common codes: '097' (DOD), '075' (HHS), '069' (Treasury), '089' (DOE), '012' (USDA), '015' (Justice), '036' (VA), '070' (DHS), '080' (NASA)

Get one federal award in detail: recipient (and parent company), obligated and outlayed amounts, total potential value, sub-awards, signed/start/end dates, awarding and funding agencies, place of performance, NAICS industry and PSC product codes. Takes the awardKey from usa_spending_by_award (e.g. 'CONT_AWD_…', 'ASST_NON_…') or a contract PIID / grant FAIN.

Get total federal spending broken down by awarding agency. Shows which agencies are spending the most.

Search federal spending awards (contracts, grants, loans, direct payments). Filter by keyword, agency, recipient, date range, award type, and amount. Award type groups: 'contracts' (default), 'grants', 'loans', 'direct_payments' — one group per search (a USAspending rule). Or use codes from one group: 'A,B,C,D' (contracts), '02,03,04,05' (grants), '07,08' (loans), '06,10' (direct payments). Each result's awardKey opens the full record in usa_award_detail.

Get the top recipients (companies, organizations) of federal spending. Use state and agency filters to narrow results.

Get federal spending by state or territory. Shows total awards and per-capita spending.

Get federal spending aggregated by time period (monthly, quarterly, or fiscal year). Useful for identifying trends.

Custom query to USDA NASS QuickStats — any combination of filters. Max 50,000 records per query; for large queries narrow with year, state_alpha, agg_level_desc, or statisticcat_desc.

Get crop production data — area planted, harvested, production, yield. Commodities: CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, COTTON, RICE, SORGHUM

Get livestock data — inventory, slaughter, production. Commodities: CATTLE, HOGS, CHICKENS, MILK, EGGS

Get prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities. Works for any commodity: CORN, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, CATTLE, MILK, etc.

Get USGS daily values (daily means of the continuous record) for trend analysis. Unlike real-time readings, these are one value per day — better for multi-month or multi-year trends. Parameter codes: 00060=discharge (cfs), 00065=gage height (ft), 00010=water temp (°C). With only state_cd, returns every site in the state (keep the window short).

Count earthquakes matching criteria without fetching full details. Useful for statistics: 'How many M5+ earthquakes occurred in 2024?'

Search for earthquakes by magnitude, location, date range, and more. Returns magnitude, location, depth, time, alert level, tsunami risk, and felt reports. Magnitude scale: 2.5+ felt by people, 4.0+ moderate, 5.0+ significant, 7.0+ major.

Get significant earthquakes from the past 30 days (typically M4.5+ or felt/damaging events). Quick way to see the latest notable seismic activity worldwide.

Get real-time water data (streamflow, gage height, temperature) from USGS monitoring sites. 13,000+ stations nationwide. Parameter codes: 00060=discharge (cfs), 00065=gage height (ft), 00010=water temp (°C). With sites: every reading in the time window (default last day; up to 3 years per request). With only state_cd: the latest reading at each reporting site in the state (current conditions).

Search for USGS water monitoring sites by state or county. Site types: ST=stream (default), GW=groundwater, LK=lake, SP=spring. Includes inactive and historical sites; for sites currently reporting data, use usgs_water_data with state_cd.

Get period-of-record streamflow statistics for USGS sites — for each day of the year (daily) or month (monthly), the min/mean/max and p05–p95 percentiles of daily means across ALL years on record; 'annual' gives mean/min/max/median per calendar year. Answers 'is the current flow historically high or low for this date?' — far more analytically useful than raw readings for drought/flood context. Parameter codes: 00060=discharge (cfs, default), 00065=gage height (ft). Optionally filter to a specific month/day.

Get assignment (ownership transfer) records for a patent application. Shows conveyance type, assignor, assignee, and dates.

Get continuity (parent/child application chain) data for a patent application. Shows parent applications (continuations, divisionals, CIPs) and child applications.

Get full patent application data by application number. Returns all metadata including filing date, grant date, status, inventors, applicant, patent number, type, and prosecution details.

List documents filed in a patent application (office actions, amendments, drawings, etc.). Filter by document code or date range.

Get transaction (prosecution history) events for a patent application. Shows office actions, responses, examiner actions, and status changes with dates.

Search USPTO petition decisions - petitions for extension of time, revival, suspension, etc. Search by applicant name, decision type, technology center, date range.

Search PTAB trial decisions. Find institution decisions, final written decisions, and other PTAB rulings. Search by trial type, outcome, patent owner, grant date range.

Get details for a specific PTAB trial proceeding by trial number (e.g. 'IPR2025-01319').

Search PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) trial proceedings - IPR, PGR, CBM, and derivation proceedings. Search by trial number, patent owner, petitioner, technology center, status, or date range.

Search USPTO patent applications using ODP query syntax (POST). The q param supports opensearch DSL: boolean (AND/OR/NOT), wildcards (* ?), exact phrases (""), field:value, ranges ([from TO to]), comparisons (>=600). Filters narrow results by field value. Range filters narrow by date/number range. All params are optional -- an empty search returns recent applications.

Compare a World Bank indicator across multiple countries. Great for 'How does US compare to...' questions.

List World Bank countries with region, income level, and capital city.

Get a World Bank indicator for a country. Popular: NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP), SP.DYN.LE00.IN (life expectancy), SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD (health spend/capita), SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS (unemployment)

Get World Bank classification lookup tables: regions, income levels, or lending types. Use the resulting codes to filter wb_countries-style queries (e.g. income level 'LIC' = low income).

Search World Bank indicators by keyword across the full ~29,000-indicator catalog. Examples: 'GDP', 'health expenditure', 'life expectancy', 'CO2 emissions'.

Browse World Bank data source databases. With no source_id, lists all ~70 sources (World Development Indicators, Doing Business, International Debt Statistics, etc.). With a source_id, lists every indicator in that database.

Browse World Bank indicators by theme. With no topic_id, lists all 21 topics (Agriculture, Health, Climate Change, Education, etc.). With a topic_id, lists every indicator under that topic — the best way to discover indicators for a subject without keyword guessing.