Bulk Data Storage System Services

uspto · Company

Company No Auth Free & Open API

Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) allows the public to discover, search, and download patent and trademark data in bulk form.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Returns popular products along with latest files.

Use this GET to retrieve these bulk data files by their popularity. The response includes product fields such as title, description, frequency, and level.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/popular";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Returns products' hierarchical tree.

Use this GET to retrieve short name and parent/child relationships for bulk data products. Short names are unique IDs of the products and should be used in other GETs where {shortName} parameter is required Use this GET to perform initial exploration of the existing products hierarchy Short names ar

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/tree";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Returns products along with their associated files by short names.

Use this GET to search for bulk data products by their short names and description. Note that "From" and "To" dates can be inputted separately as year/month/day values or as a single date string in format "YYYY-MM-DD". If all values are entered, single date strings have a higher priority For the lis

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}?toDay=1&toDate=example&toYear=1&fromDay=1&toMonth=1&fromDate=example&fromYear=1&fromMonth=1&hierarchy=false

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}?toDay=1&toDate=example&toYear=1&fromDay=1&toMonth=1&fromDate=example&fromYear=1&fromMonth=1&hierarchy=false"

import requests
params = {
    "toDay": "1",
    "toDate": "example",
    "toYear": "1",
    "fromDay": "1",
    "toMonth": "1",
    "fromDate": "example",
    "fromYear": "1",
    "fromMonth": "1",
    "hierarchy": "false"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}');
url.searchParams.set('toDay', '1');
url.searchParams.set('toDate', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('toYear', '1');
url.searchParams.set('fromDay', '1');
url.searchParams.set('toMonth', '1');
url.searchParams.set('fromDate', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('fromYear', '1');
url.searchParams.set('fromMonth', '1');
url.searchParams.set('hierarchy', 'false');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("toDay", "1")
	q.Set("toDate", "example")
	q.Set("toYear", "1")
	q.Set("fromDay", "1")
	q.Set("toMonth", "1")
	q.Set("fromDate", "example")
	q.Set("fromYear", "1")
	q.Set("fromMonth", "1")
	q.Set("hierarchy", "false")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "toDay" => "1",
  "toDate" => "example",
  "toYear" => "1",
  "fromDay" => "1",
  "toMonth" => "1",
  "fromDate" => "example",
  "fromYear" => "1",
  "fromMonth" => "1",
  "hierarchy" => "false"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/uspto.gov/bdss/1.0.0/products/{shortName}?" . http_build_query([
    "toDay" => "1",
    "toDate" => "example",
    "toYear" => "1",
    "fromDay" => "1",
    "toMonth" => "1",
    "fromDate" => "example",
    "fromYear" => "1",
    "fromMonth" => "1",
    "hierarchy" => "false"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Bulk Data Storage System Services?

Bulk Data Storage System Services is a Company API. Developers commonly use company APIs for:

enriching CRM records with company firmographics
building lead-generation and prospecting tools
verifying business identity and registration details
monitoring competitors and market intelligence
powering B2B data enrichment pipelines

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Bulk Data Storage System Services is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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