National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Transcriptions API
Transcription search and data retrieval
This API exposes 9 operations across 7 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 0.2.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://catalog.archives.gov/api/v2/.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Paths & Operations 9
Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 3 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Transcription search and data retrieval
Schemas 1
The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is transcriptionBody (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.