Small Business Administration (SBA)

aid: sba
name: Small Business Administration (SBA)
description: The U.S. Small Business Administration provides REST APIs for accessing SBA loan data including 7(a) and 504 loan programs, SBIR/STTR award data, business licensing and size standards, disaster loan application processing, government contracting opportunities, and small business certification programs including HUBZone, 8(a), WOSB, and SDVOSB.
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created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - Government
  - Small Business
  - Loans
  - Certifications
  - Contracting
  - Disaster Assistance
  - SBIR
  - STTR
apis:
  - aid: sba:sba-gov-content-api
    name: SBA.gov Content API
    description: A microservice API providing search access to SBA.gov content including lenders, articles, documents, and personnel. The lenders endpoint constructs queries to the AWS CloudSearch domain for lenders.
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    humanURL: https://developer.sba.gov/markdown_apis/sbagov-content.html
    baseURL: https://api.sba.gov
    tags:
      - Content
      - Search
      - Lenders
      - Documents
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.sba.gov/markdown_apis/sbagov-content.html
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/USSBA/sba-gov-content-api

  - aid: sba:cafs-loan-origination-api
    name: Capital Access Financial System (CAFS) Loan Origination API
    description: API for SBA lenders and partners to originate, service, and manage SBA 7(a) loans. Supports loan origination, status checking, compliance validation, servicing, 1502 reporting, and partner information management through the ETRAN and ELEND systems.
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    humanURL: https://catweb.sba.gov/apidocs/apidetail.cfm
    baseURL: https://catran.sba.gov
    tags:
      - Loans
      - 7(a)
      - Origination
      - Servicing
      - Lenders
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://catweb.sba.gov/apidocs/apidetail.cfm

  - aid: sba:ppp-loan-forgiveness-api
    name: PPP Loan Forgiveness API
    description: API enabling SBA-approved lenders to submit, track, and manage PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan forgiveness requests. Supports submission, re-submission, status lookup, document upload, loan validation, and direct forgiveness workflows.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://ussbaforgiveness.github.io/
    baseURL: https://forgiveness.sba.gov
    tags:
      - PPP
      - Loan Forgiveness
      - COVID-19
      - Paycheck Protection
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://ussbaforgiveness.github.io/

  - aid: sba:sbir-sttr-api
    name: SBIR/STTR Awards and Solicitations API
    description: Public API providing access to SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) award and solicitation data. Returns award details including firm name, agency, phase, program, award amount, and research keywords. Supports filtering by agency, year, company, and research institution.
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    humanURL: https://www.sbir.gov/api
    baseURL: https://api.www.sbir.gov
    tags:
      - SBIR
      - STTR
      - Innovation
      - Research
      - Awards
      - Solicitations
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.sbir.gov/api

  - aid: sba:sba-open-data-api
    name: SBA Open Data API
    description: CKAN-based open data API providing access to SBA datasets including small business size standards by NAICS code, 7(a) and 504 loan data reports (FOIA), and other SBA program data available in JSON and other formats.
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    humanURL: https://data.sba.gov/en/dataset/?res_format=API
    baseURL: https://data.sba.gov
    tags:
      - Open Data
      - Size Standards
      - Loan Data
      - FOIA
      - NAICS
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://data.sba.gov/en/dataset/?res_format=API

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.sba.gov
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.sba.gov/about/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/USSBA
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-small-business-administration
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.sba.gov/blog
  - type: Pricing
    url: plans/sba-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/sba-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/sba-finops.yml
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/SBAgov
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/open-government/about-sbagov-website

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]