Agricultural Statistics Service · Capability
USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics
USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics. 2 operations. Lead operation: USDA NASS Get Statistics. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Agricultural Statistics Service business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Getstatistics
— USDA NASS Get Statistics
/v1/api-get
GET
Getcounts
— USDA NASS Get Record Counts
/v1/get-counts
MCP Tools
usda-nass-get-statistics
USDA NASS Get Statistics
read-only
idempotent
usda-nass-get-record-counts
USDA NASS Get Record Counts
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics
description: 'USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics. 2 operations. Lead operation: USDA NASS Get Statistics. Self-contained
Naftiko capability covering one Agricultural Statistics Service business surface.'
tags:
- Agricultural Statistics Service
- Statistics
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
AGRICULTURAL_STATISTICS_SERVICE_API_KEY: AGRICULTURAL_STATISTICS_SERVICE_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: quickstats-statistics
baseUri: https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/api
description: USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: api_GET
path: /api_GET
operations:
- name: getstatistics
method: GET
description: USDA NASS Get Statistics
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: key
in: query
type: string
description: API key obtained by registering at the QuickStats API portal.
required: true
- name: commodity_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Commodity description (e.g., CORN, SOYBEANS, CATTLE).
- name: class_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Commodity class description.
- name: statisticcat_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Statistical category (e.g., AREA HARVESTED, PRODUCTION, PRICE RECEIVED).
- name: unit_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Unit of measurement (e.g., ACRES, BU, HEAD).
- name: sector_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Sector or division of the agricultural economy.
- name: group_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Commodity group description (e.g., FIELD CROPS, VEGETABLES).
- name: state_alpha
in: query
type: string
description: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g., VA, IA, TX).
- name: state_name
in: query
type: string
description: Full state name.
- name: county_name
in: query
type: string
description: County name.
- name: agg_level_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Geographic aggregation level (NATIONAL, STATE, COUNTY, ZIP CODE).
- name: year
in: query
type: integer
description: Survey year (e.g., 2023). Supports operators like year__GE=2010.
- name: year__GE
in: query
type: integer
description: Year greater than or equal to specified value.
- name: year__LE
in: query
type: integer
description: Year less than or equal to specified value.
- name: freq_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Data collection frequency (ANNUAL, MONTHLY, WEEKLY, POINT IN TIME, SEASONAL).
- name: reference_period_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Reference period description (e.g., YEAR, JAN, JUN).
- name: format
in: query
type: string
description: Response format (JSON, XML, CSV). Defaults to JSON.
- name: callback
in: query
type: string
description: JSONP callback function name for cross-origin requests.
- name: get_counts
path: /get_counts
operations:
- name: getcounts
method: GET
description: USDA NASS Get Record Counts
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: key
in: query
type: string
description: API key.
required: true
- name: commodity_desc
in: query
type: string
description: Commodity description to count records for.
- name: state_alpha
in: query
type: string
description: State abbreviation to filter.
- name: year__GE
in: query
type: integer
description: Year filter (greater than or equal).
authentication:
type: apikey
key: key
value: '{{env.AGRICULTURAL_STATISTICS_SERVICE_API_KEY}}'
placement: query
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: quickstats-statistics-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
prefixed with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/api-get
name: api-get
description: REST surface for api_GET.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getstatistics
description: USDA NASS Get Statistics
call: quickstats-statistics.getstatistics
with:
key: rest.key
commodity_desc: rest.commodity_desc
class_desc: rest.class_desc
statisticcat_desc: rest.statisticcat_desc
unit_desc: rest.unit_desc
sector_desc: rest.sector_desc
group_desc: rest.group_desc
state_alpha: rest.state_alpha
state_name: rest.state_name
county_name: rest.county_name
agg_level_desc: rest.agg_level_desc
year: rest.year
year__GE: rest.year__GE
year__LE: rest.year__LE
freq_desc: rest.freq_desc
reference_period_desc: rest.reference_period_desc
format: rest.format
callback: rest.callback
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/get-counts
name: get-counts
description: REST surface for get_counts.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getcounts
description: USDA NASS Get Record Counts
call: quickstats-statistics.getcounts
with:
key: rest.key
commodity_desc: rest.commodity_desc
state_alpha: rest.state_alpha
year__GE: rest.year__GE
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: quickstats-statistics-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for USDA NASS QuickStats API — Statistics. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
this capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: usda-nass-get-statistics
description: USDA NASS Get Statistics
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: quickstats-statistics.getstatistics
with:
key: tools.key
commodity_desc: tools.commodity_desc
class_desc: tools.class_desc
statisticcat_desc: tools.statisticcat_desc
unit_desc: tools.unit_desc
sector_desc: tools.sector_desc
group_desc: tools.group_desc
state_alpha: tools.state_alpha
state_name: tools.state_name
county_name: tools.county_name
agg_level_desc: tools.agg_level_desc
year: tools.year
year__GE: tools.year__GE
year__LE: tools.year__LE
freq_desc: tools.freq_desc
reference_period_desc: tools.reference_period_desc
format: tools.format
callback: tools.callback
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: usda-nass-get-record-counts
description: USDA NASS Get Record Counts
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: quickstats-statistics.getcounts
with:
key: tools.key
commodity_desc: tools.commodity_desc
state_alpha: tools.state_alpha
year__GE: tools.year__GE
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.