Open Data

At the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), we are working to implement open data guidance, including the January 15, 2025 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memo, Phase 2 Implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018: Open Government Data Access and Management Guidance (M-25-05).

In August of 2025, we published the National Archives Open Data Plan based on the OMB Memorandum M-25-05.

NARA provides open data and information in machine-readable formats in order to fuel innovation in government and the private sector. Our Open Data efforts support transparency and access to records.

Enterprise Data Inventory

NARA's Enterprise Data Inventory includes all public and non-public data assets. Those data assets that are publicly available are collectively considered the agency's Public Data Listing, but no longer available as a separate file. Public data assets are available in a variety of formats, including xml, csv, pdf, and html. You can access the entire Enterprise Data Inventory in json format and access previous inventories. All data assets contained within NARA's Enterprise Data Inventory are available on Data.gov.

Feedback and Questions

Please email suggestions to opengov@nara.gov. In your feedback, please let us know if there are other formats for data assets you would like to see made available.