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US National Archives and Records Administration providing public access to government records, historical documents, and genealogy resources.

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GET/api/v1/search

Search the National Archives catalog for records and documents

Parameters

qsearch terms (stringrequired

typerecordGroup|series|item (stringoptional

agencygovernment agency (stringoptional

dateRangestart-end years (stringoptional

Returns

records[] with naId, title, type, agency, date_range, description, thumbnail_url

GET/api/v1/objects/{naId}

Get details about a specific record or document

Returns

record with naId, title, type, description, agency, date, objects[] with url

GET/api/v1/veterans/search

Search veterans military service records

Parameters

last_namestringrequired

first_namestringoptional

service_datesyear range (stringoptional

service_branchArmy|Navy|Marines|Air_Force (stringoptional

Returns

records[] with name, branch, service_dates, rank, record_type, availability