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AskAmerica

Query 17 US government datasets — SEC filings, FEC campaign finance, Census, weather, energy, crime, and more — with a single line of Python.

Install

pip install 'askamerica[engine]'
askamerica login            # get your free API key

The query engine JAR (~80 MB) is downloaded automatically on first use. To pre-download it explicitly (useful for CI or Docker):

askamerica install-engine   # optional — runs automatically on first query otherwise

Set your API key as an environment variable (or let askamerica login store it):

export ASKAMERICA_API_KEY=aa_free_...

Query

One-liner — returns a pandas DataFrame:

import askamerica as aa

df = aa.query("SELECT company_name, value_dollars FROM sec.financial_facts WHERE canonical_name = 'Revenue' ORDER BY value_dollars DESC FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY")
print(df)

Raw JDBC connection:

import askamerica as aa

conn = aa.connect()
stmt = conn.createStatement()
rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT cik, company_name FROM sec.filing_metadata ORDER BY filing_date DESC FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS ONLY")
while rs.next():
    print(rs.getString("company_name"))
conn.close()

Claude Desktop (MCP)

pip install 'askamerica[mcp]'
askamerica install-engine
askamerica mcp-config       # writes Claude Desktop config snippet

Sign up for a free API key at askamerica.ai.

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