ASTM International

aid: astm-international
name: ASTM International
description: >-
  ASTM International is one of the world's largest voluntary standards
  development organizations, founded in 1898. ASTM publishes more than
  13,000 globally recognized consensus standards across 150+ technical
  committees and 2,100+ subcommittees, developed by 30,000+ volunteer
  members from 140+ countries. ASTM standards span ferrous and nonferrous
  metals, cement and concrete, petroleum, plastics, textiles, additive
  manufacturing, medical devices, consumer products, unmanned aircraft,
  artificial intelligence in manufacturing, and dozens of other domains.
  Standards are delivered through the ASTM Compass platform, ASTM Digital
  Library, ASTM SpecBuilder, and through publisher and reseller channels.
  ASTM does not publish a public REST API for its catalog; integration with
  Compass is via SAML SSO, Shibboleth, OpenAthens, and IP authentication.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Standards
  - Standards Development Organization
  - Consensus Standards
  - Technical Committees
  - Materials Testing
  - Specifications
  - Test Methods
  - Certification
  - Voluntary Standards
  - International
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/astm-international/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: astm-international:astm-compass
    name: ASTM Compass
    description: >-
      ASTM Compass is the subscription digital library and workflow platform
      that delivers ASTM standards alongside third-party publisher content
      (AASHTO, API, BSI, etc.), books, journals, papers, and video standards.
      Compass supports version comparison (color-coded redlines), change alerts,
      annotations, attachments, sharing, and Compass Points metadata tagging.
      It is delivered as a subscription service to enterprises, libraries, and
      universities, and integrates with customer identity systems via SAML SSO,
      Shibboleth, OpenAthens, and IP-range authentication. There is no public
      REST API for the Compass content catalog; integration is identity-only.
    humanURL: https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/enterprise-solutions/astm-compass
    baseURL: https://compass.astm.org
    tags:
      - Standards
      - Digital Library
      - Subscription
      - Redlines
      - Change Alerts
      - Annotations
      - Enterprise Solutions
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/enterprise-solutions/astm-compass
      - type: Application
        url: https://compass.astm.org
      - type: SignIn
        url: https://compass.astm.org/?fromLogin=true
      - type: SSO
        url: https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/enterprise-solutions/astm-compass
        title: SAML, Shibboleth, OpenAthens, IP Authentication
      - type: PressRelease
        url: https://www.astm.org/news/press-releases/astm-expands-compass-access
        title: ASTM Expands Access to Compass Platform
  - aid: astm-international:astm-standards-catalog
    name: ASTM Standards Catalog
    description: >-
      The ASTM Standards Catalog is the canonical inventory of 13,000+ ASTM
      consensus standards organized by technical committee designation
      (A through G, plus J joint committees). Each standard carries a
      designation in the form Letter+Number-Year (for example C150-23,
      D695-23, E8/E8M-22). Standards are categorized into six normative
      document types: Test Method, Specification, Practice, Guide,
      Classification, and Terminology. The catalog is browsable on the
      ASTM store and ASTM Compass; bulk programmatic access is not offered.
    humanURL: https://store.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/standards/standards-category-list.html
    tags:
      - Standards
      - Catalog
      - Designation System
      - Technical Committees
      - Document Types
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://store.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/standards/standards-category-list.html
      - type: FormAndStyle
        url: https://www.astm.org/membership-participation/technical-committees/key-documents/form-and-style-for-astm-standards
        title: Form and Style for ASTM Standards (defines the six standard types)
      - type: TechnicalCommittees
        url: https://www.astm.org/membership-participation/technical-committees/committee-all
        title: Full list of ASTM Technical Committees
  - aid: astm-international:astm-digital-library
    name: ASTM Digital Library
    description: >-
      The ASTM Digital Library is the historical archive of ASTM-published
      books, technical papers, manuals, monographs, journals, and Selected
      Technical Papers (STPs) dating back to 1932. The library aggregates
      1,500+ books and 47,000+ articles and is accessed through ASTM Compass
      or direct subscription. Integration uses the same identity surfaces as
      Compass; no programmatic search API is documented publicly.
    humanURL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/digital-library
    tags:
      - Digital Library
      - Books
      - Journals
      - Technical Papers
      - Archive
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.astm.org/products-services/digital-library
  - aid: astm-international:astm-specbuilder
    name: ASTM SpecBuilder
    description: >-
      ASTM SpecBuilder is a tool for assembling, packaging, and delivering
      customized digital collections of ASTM standards content for
      enterprise teams and educational programs. It is positioned as part
      of ASTM's enterprise content delivery and digital collaboration
      surface. SpecBuilder is not exposed as a public API.
    humanURL: https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/enterprise-solutions
    tags:
      - Content Delivery
      - Custom Collections
      - Enterprise Solutions
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/enterprise-solutions
  - aid: astm-international:astm-proficiency-testing
    name: ASTM Proficiency Testing Programs
    description: >-
      ASTM operates more than 25 interlaboratory proficiency testing (PT)
      programs covering petroleum products, cement, plastics, and other
      materials. Labs subscribe to receive samples, submit results, and
      receive statistical reports benchmarked against peers. PT results are
      delivered through ASTM's proficiency testing portal; no public REST
      API is published.
    humanURL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/proficiency-testing-programs
    tags:
      - Proficiency Testing
      - Interlaboratory
      - Laboratory Services
      - Quality
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.astm.org/products-services/proficiency-testing-programs
  - aid: astm-international:astm-training-and-certification
    name: ASTM Training and Certification
    description: >-
      ASTM operates a global training and personnel certification program
      across additive manufacturing (via the AM CoE with Auburn University),
      cannabis, cement, and other technical domains. Training is delivered
      in-person, virtually, and on-demand; certifications follow ISO/IEC
      17024-aligned conformity assessment processes.
    humanURL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/training-courses
    tags:
      - Training
      - Certification
      - Personnel Certification
      - Conformity Assessment
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.astm.org/products-services/training-courses
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.astm.org
    title: ASTM International
  - type: About
    url: https://www.astm.org/about
    title: About ASTM
  - type: Governance
    url: https://www.astm.org/about/governance.html
    title: Governance
  - type: Store
    url: https://store.astm.org
    title: ASTM Store
  - type: News
    url: https://www.astm.org/news
    title: ASTM News
  - type: PressReleases
    url: https://www.astm.org/news/press-releases
    title: ASTM Press Releases
  - type: StandardizationNews
    url: https://sn.astm.org
    title: Standardization News Magazine
  - type: Membership
    url: https://www.astm.org/get-involved/membership
    title: Membership
  - type: TechnicalCommittees
    url: https://www.astm.org/get-involved/technical-committees
    title: Technical Committees Landing
  - type: TechnicalCommitteesFullList
    url: https://www.astm.org/membership-participation/technical-committees/committee-all
    title: Full Committee List
  - type: FormAndStyle
    url: https://www.astm.org/membership-participation/technical-committees/key-documents/form-and-style-for-astm-standards
    title: Form and Style for ASTM Standards
  - type: Standards
    url: https://store.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/standards.html
    title: Standards and Publications
  - type: StandardsByCategory
    url: https://store.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/standards/standards-category-list.html
    title: Standards by Category
  - type: ASTMCompass
    url: https://compass.astm.org
    title: ASTM Compass Application
  - type: DigitalLibrary
    url: https://www.astm.org/products-services/digital-library
    title: ASTM Digital Library
  - type: EnterpriseSolutions
    url: https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/enterprise-solutions
    title: Enterprise Solutions
  - type: ProficiencyTesting
    url: https://www.astm.org/products-services/proficiency-testing-programs
    title: Proficiency Testing Programs
  - type: TrainingCourses
    url: https://www.astm.org/products-services/training-courses
    title: Training Courses
  - type: AdditiveManufacturingCoE
    url: https://amcoe.org
    title: ASTM AM Center of Excellence
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astm-international
    title: ASTM International on LinkedIn
  - type: YouTube
    url: https://www.youtube.com/user/ASTMIntl
    title: ASTM International on YouTube
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Consensus Standards Development
        description: >-
          ASTM develops voluntary, consensus-based standards through 150+
          technical committees and 2,100+ subcommittees made up of 30,000+
          volunteer members from 140+ countries.
      - name: Six Normative Document Types
        description: >-
          ASTM's Form and Style defines six standard types — Test Method,
          Specification, Practice, Guide, Classification, and Terminology —
          each with prescribed scope and authoring conventions.
      - name: Committee Designation System
        description: >-
          Standards carry a letter-prefix designation tied to the committee
          that owns them: A (ferrous metals), B (nonferrous metals), C
          (cementitious/ceramic/concrete/masonry), D (miscellaneous
          materials), E (miscellaneous subjects), F (end-use materials and
          products), G (corrosion/weathering/degradation), and J (joint
          committees with other SDOs).
      - name: ASTM Compass Platform
        description: >-
          Subscription digital library delivering 13,000+ standards plus
          1,500+ books and 47,000+ papers, with redlines, change alerts,
          annotations, Compass Points metadata, and SAML SSO integration.
      - name: International Recognition
        description: >-
          ASTM standards are referenced in regulations and procurement in
          150+ countries through Memoranda of Understanding with national
          standards bodies and government agencies.
      - name: Proficiency Testing Programs
        description: >-
          25+ interlaboratory proficiency testing programs for petroleum,
          cement, plastics, and other materials with statistical benchmarking.
      - name: Personnel Certification
        description: >-
          ISO/IEC 17024-aligned personnel certification programs in additive
          manufacturing, cannabis, cement, and other technical domains.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Procurement and Specification
        description: >-
          Engineers and procurement teams cite ASTM designations (for
          example ASTM A36 structural steel or ASTM C150 portland cement)
          in purchasing contracts to define acceptance criteria.
      - name: Regulatory Compliance
        description: >-
          Government agencies and regulators incorporate ASTM standards by
          reference into building codes, safety regulations, and product
          conformity requirements.
      - name: Laboratory Test Methods
        description: >-
          Testing laboratories run ASTM Test Method standards to produce
          legally defensible measurements of material properties and
          product performance.
      - name: Standards Surveillance
        description: >-
          Compliance teams subscribe to ASTM Compass change alerts to
          track new editions, withdrawals, and redlined revisions of
          standards they depend on.
      - name: Additive Manufacturing Qualification
        description: >-
          F42 standards (additive manufacturing) and the ASTM AM Center
          of Excellence provide qualification frameworks for aerospace,
          medical, and defense AM applications.
      - name: Cannabis Industry Standards
        description: >-
          Committee D37 (Cannabis) provides standards for quality,
          testing, and product specifications adopted by cannabis
          regulators in the US, Canada, and other jurisdictions.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On
        description: >-
          ASTM Compass supports any SAML-based SSO connection for
          enterprise identity providers; provisioning is configured by
          ASTM on the production environment.
      - name: Shibboleth
        description: >-
          Compass accepts Shibboleth federated identity without
          configuration on the customer side.
      - name: OpenAthens
        description: >-
          Compass accepts OpenAthens federated identity, common in
          university and library deployments.
      - name: IP-Range Authentication
        description: >-
          Enterprise and library subscribers can authenticate users by
          IP range without per-user provisioning.
      - name: Okta and Other IdPs
        description: >-
          Customer implementations include Okta-based SSO (for example,
          Virginia DOT) for one-click access to Compass.
      - name: Third-Party Publisher Content
        description: >-
          Compass aggregates third-party standards from AASHTO, API,
          BSI, and other publishers behind the same subscription and
          identity layer.
  - type: ScaleNumbers
    data:
      - name: Standards Published
        description: 13,000+ globally recognized consensus standards.
      - name: Technical Committees
        description: 150+ technical committees and 2,100+ subcommittees.
      - name: Volunteer Members
        description: 30,000+ volunteer members.
      - name: Countries
        description: Members and partners across 140+ countries; MoUs with 125+ national standards bodies.
      - name: Founded
        description: 1898.
      - name: Compass Catalog
        description: 13,000+ standards, 1,500+ books, 47,000+ articles and papers, 300+ video standards.
  - type: NotableAbsences
    data:
      - name: No Public REST API
        description: >-
          ASTM does not publish a public REST API for its standards
          catalog, Compass content, or proficiency testing results.
          Programmatic access is not offered to the general public.
      - name: No Public GitHub Organization
        description: >-
          ASTM International does not maintain a public GitHub
          organization. There are no canonical reference implementations,
          schemas, or SDKs published openly.
      - name: No OpenAPI or AsyncAPI Specs
        description: >-
          No OpenAPI or AsyncAPI specifications are published by ASTM
          for any of its services.
      - name: No Public Pricing Page
        description: >-
          Compass and Digital Library pricing is sales-quoted; no
          published price list is available.
      - name: No RSS or Atom Feeds
        description: >-
          Press releases and standards updates are not exposed through
          public RSS or Atom feeds for syndication.
      - name: No Public Webhooks
        description: >-
          Compass change alerts are delivered to subscribers via email
          inside the application; no outbound webhook surface exists.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]