Data API docs · H-2, PERM and OPT programs
National H-2A/H-2B KPIs + USCIS approved-worker trend (Data Pro)
GET https://usefootnote.com/api/data/v1/h2/summary
National H-2 aggregates per program: OFLC certification KPIs for the latest fiscal year (INTENT — applications/workers, employers, RAW median hourly wage) paired with the USCIS approved-WORKERS trend (OUTCOME — adjudicated petitions, archived FY2015–FY2023). WORKERS, never petitions or visas issued (H-2 is multi-beneficiary). The two stages have different fiscal-year coverage and are NEVER divided into a conversion rate. DATA PRO dataset: a free key receives 403 upgrade_required.
Tier
Data Pro and above. Free and Developer keys receive a 403 upgrade_required that names this dataset and the way up — never a silent 404.
| Tier | Calls | Burst | WARN window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 50/day | 10/min | 30 days |
| Developer | 1,000/day | 30/min | 12 months |
| Data Pro | 10,000/day | 120/min | 24 months |
| Enterprise | 100,000/day | 600/min | full archive |
Parameters
No parameters — the key is the only input.
Example
curl -s "https://usefootnote.com/api/data/v1/h2/summary" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer fn_live_YOUR_KEY"
200 — programs[]: { certification (OFLC latest FY, RAW hourly wage), uscis_outcome_trend (per FY) } — kept in separate blocks; intent and outcome are never combined. Every response is { data, meta }; rate-limit headers (x-ratelimit-limit, x-ratelimit-remaining) ride on every call.
Clients
npx footnote-data wraps this endpoint at the prompt (see the package README); the remote MCP server at https://usefootnote.com/api/mcp exposes it as a tool for agents. Licensing: CC BY 4.0 for display with attribution; commercial use on Data Pro and above.
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