# DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority), free, Application token, GET /resource/inys-ebih.json: Company discovery API

> Records for all carriers/brokers/freight forwarders with active, inactive, or pending operating authorities.

DOT Open Data's Application token plan for the company discovery API costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. We check each provider's docs for 13 fields. DOT Open Data's docs list 2: Headquarters, Phones.
You get as many pages as you like.
In [our company discovery API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt), the best plan from DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority) scores 0.0 out of 100. DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority) ranks 82nd of 105 providers.
We rank 1,165 plans for company discovery APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.525 or less per 1,000 companies. This plan and 170 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 1,165 plans. [See the best free company discovery API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
[PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies. PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack costs less up front than StackScan's $189 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/49-monthly/llms.txt), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/49-monthly-starter-post-discover/llms.txt) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) are the best company discovery API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-inys-ebih-json
- [Company discovery API: the best of 100+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
- Get it: https://dev.socrata.com/docs/app-tokens.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://data.transportation.gov/resource/inys-ebih.json`
- API key: with the plan, on https://dev.socrata.com/docs/app-tokens.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://dev.socrata.com/foundry/data.transportation.gov/inys-ebih?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Sold by: DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority) (https://data.transportation.gov?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-08

## In the answer

- Completeness: 15%
- Headquarters: ✓
- Phones: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: page of 1,000
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Most per search: no limit
- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Records for all carriers/brokers/freight forwarders with active, inactive, or pending operating authorities.

## Data

- Countries: United States
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Each dataset's Rights: "public" (Common Core metadata). Socrata Terms of Use: "While using the Services, you will not: [...] Collect or store personal data about other users or individuals, Use any computer code, data mining software, "robot," "bot," "spider," "scraper" or other automatic device, or program, algorithm or methodology having similar processes or functionality, or any manual process, to monitor or copy any of the Web pages, data or content found or accessed through the Services, [...] Display, distribute, license, perform, publish, reproduce, duplicate, copy, create derivative works from, modify, sell, resell, exploit, transfer, or transmit for any commercial purposes, all or any portion of the Services or use in-line or other linking to display content from the Services without Tyler’s permission, [...]"

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- Enough for: no limit

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: $where, $select, $limit, $offset, $order
- Method: GET
- Path: /resource/inys-ebih.json

## About the plan

- Plan: Application token
- Who can get it: anyone who registers an application token in a Socrata profile

## The 28 fields the plan's answer can hold

docket number, USDOT number, RFC number, operating authority type, operating authority status, minimum coverage amount, cargo insurance required, bond required, BIPD insurance on file, cargo insurance on file, bond on file, business address undeliverable, mailing address undeliverable, DBA name, legal name, business street or PO box, business colonia, business city, business state, business country, business ZIP code, business phone, mailing street or PO box, mailing colonia, mailing city, mailing state, mailing country, mailing ZIP code

## DOT Open Data's plans (2)

- [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority), free, Application token, GET /resource/inys-ebih.json](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-inys-ebih-json/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority), free, No application token, GET /resource/inys-ebih.json](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-no-application-token-get-resource-inys-ebih-json/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete

## DOT Open Data's calls (2)

- `GET /resource/az4n-8mr2.json`: [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority), free, Application token, GET /resource/az4n-8mr2.json](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-az4n-8mr2-json/llms.txt)
- `GET /resource/inys-ebih.json`: [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority), free, Application token, GET /resource/inys-ebih.json](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-inys-ebih-json/llms.txt)

## DOT Open Data's APIs (2)

- [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority): business verification API pricing, 2 plans, GET /resource/az4n-8mr2.json](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-az4n-8mr2-json/llms.txt)
- [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority): business verification API pricing, 2 plans, GET /resource/inys-ebih.json](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-inys-ebih-json/llms.txt)
- [DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority): company discovery API pricing, 2 plans, GET /resource/inys-ebih.json](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/dot-open-data-fmcsa-census-authority/free-application-token-get-resource-inys-ebih-json/llms.txt)

## DOT Open Data (FMCSA census, authority): company discovery API alternatives

- [GetProspect, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, stored
- [Hunter, free, POST /discover](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/free-post-discover/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 54% complete, stored
- [PeopleSearch.im, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 38% complete, stored
- [AnVendor, free, POST /v1/leads/search](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/anvendor/free-post-v1-leads-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete, stored
- [datahub.transportation.gov, free, Application token](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/datahub-transportation-gov/free-application-token/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-08.

- https://data.transportation.gov/api/catalog/v1?q=FMCSA%20authority&limit=20&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/az4n-8mr2.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/inys-ebih.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/app-tokens.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/endpoints.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/limit.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/offset.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/order.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/select.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/where.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://dev.socrata.com/docs/response-codes.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://www.tylertech.com/terms/socrata-terms-of-use?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing