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FBI Wanted

FBI Most Wanted list as structured JSON

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The FBI's public Wanted API returns current cases — fugitives, missing persons and seeking-information notices — with photos, descriptions, subjects and field offices. No key; paginate with page/pageSize. Official US government open data.

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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://api.fbi.gov/wanted/v1/list

{
  "total": 1199,
  "items": [
    {
      "files": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/patrick-carlow-sr/download.pdf",
          "name": "English"
        }
      ],
      "age_range": null,
      "uid": "cdb8134918884264bee2a5c1296c3750",
      "weight": null,
      "occupations": null,
      "field_offices": [
        "minneapolis"
      ],
      "locations": null,
      "reward_text": "The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the death of Patrick Carlow, Sr."
    },
    {
      "files": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/alberto-perez-elias/download.pdf",
          "name": "English"
        }
      ],
      "age_range": null,
      "uid": "3992cf07e26848bab7fd7b6bb58f60a2",
      "weight": "150 pounds",
      "occupations": null,
      "field_offices": [
        "tampa"
      ],
      "locations": null,
      "reward_text": null
    }
  ],
  "page": 1
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.fbi.gov/wanted/v1/list"
const res = await fetch("https://api.fbi.gov/wanted/v1/list");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.fbi.gov/wanted/v1/list")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /wanted/v1/list awaits first probe
GET/wanted/v1/listPROBED

FBI Most Wanted list as structured JSON

GET/random

Random item from the collection.

GET/wanted

Wanted — documented GET route.

GET/wanted/1

Wanted details by ID (example: 1).

GET/wanted?limit=10

Wanted — documented GET route.

GET/wanted/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

FBI Wanted: common questions

Is FBI Wanted free to use?

Yes — FBI Wanted is a free government API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does FBI Wanted need an API key?

No — FBI Wanted needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call FBI Wanted from the browser?

Yes — FBI Wanted returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is FBI Wanted up right now?

FBI Wanted is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.