Patent Examination Data System (PEDS) API (Version 1.2.1)

Patent Examination Data System lets customers retrieve and download multiple records of USPTO patent application or patent filing status at no cost. PEDS contains the bibliographic, published document and patent term extension data tabs in Public PAIR from 1981 to present. There is also some data dating back to 1935. Customers can download the entire dataset containing the data for all indexed documents. There are over 13 million records in PEDS. The data can be accessed by anyone using the web interface or the provided Application Programming Interface (API). PEDS is updated daily and mirrors the data available in the Patent Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) system. PEDS provides access to public applications including: published patent applications and patents, and PCT applications that have not been published by WIPO. Any applications that have not been released by the USPTO will not be available in PEDS.

Data and Resources

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accessLevelComment
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format api
identifier ODP-PEDS-API
issued 2018-09-17
landingPage https://developer.uspto.gov/api-catalog
language {en-US}
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
mbox IPD@uspto.gov
modified 2021-12-10
programCode {006:070}
publisher Open Data Portal/Developer Hub Team
publisher_hierarchy U.S. Federal Government > Department of Commerce (DOC) > U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) > Open Data Portal/Developer Hub Team
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  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • patent
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isopen False
license_id other-license-specified
license_title other-license-specified
maintainer Scott Beliveau
maintainer_email Scott.Beliveau@uspto.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-19T15:06:37.106166
metadata_modified 2025-11-19T15:06:37.106173
notes Patent Examination Data System lets customers retrieve and download multiple records of USPTO patent application or patent filing status at no cost. PEDS contains the bibliographic, published document and patent term extension data tabs in Public PAIR from 1981 to present. There is also some data dating back to 1935. Customers can download the entire dataset containing the data for all indexed documents. There are over 13 million records in PEDS. The data can be accessed by anyone using the web interface or the provided Application Programming Interface (API). PEDS is updated daily and mirrors the data available in the Patent Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) system. PEDS provides access to public applications including: published patent applications and patents, and PCT applications that have not been published by WIPO. Any applications that have not been released by the USPTO will not be available in PEDS.
num_resources 1
num_tags 18
title Patent Examination Data System (PEDS) API (Version 1.2.1)