USCIS Torch API Platform
Use our diverse APIs on the USCIS Torch Platform to create innovative apps for transforming your business.
Featured APIs
Case Status API
Provides case status information to USCIS customers and their representatives who require regular access to case status information.
FOIA Request and Status
This API allows consumers to create a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) request, for Alien File material, about or on behalf of the subject of record by sending a JSON payload with the required data. Once the payload is validated and successfully ingested, a Request Number will be returned to track the status of the newly created case. The Request Number can then be used to check the status of the FOIA/PA Alien File Request.
Learn
View common use cases, learn about USCIS OIT Domain Categorization and get started with your APIs.
Build
Use our APIs to build and test your own apps in a sandbox or live customer environment.
Why an API Platform?
This Torch API Platform strategy connects previously siloed systems to provide a complete digital experience that will shorten decision timelines, increase transparency, and more efficiently handle the 8 million requests for immigration benefits the agency receives each year. To pursue this strategy effectively, we had to rethink and overhaul our IT landscape, one that has much in common with those other large enterprises in both the public and private sectors. We had to move away from antiquated ETL processes and overnight batch processing.
This Torch API Platform strategy connects previously siloed systems to provide a complete digital experience that will shorten decision timelines, increase transparency, and more efficiently handle the 8 million requests for immigration benefits the agency receives each year. To pursue this strategy effectively, we had to rethink and overhaul our IT landscape, one that has much in common with those other large enterprises in both the public and private sectors. We had to move away from antiquated ETL processes and overnight batch processing.
We're Starting Something New
This site represents a new way of working, not just for USCIS, but for the immigration law community and those who seek to come or stay in the United States, too. The common core created by using the API platform has helped us deliver quality code and new features, and focus less on ops and infrastructure. We're able to deliver product faster, and more efficiently. Now we can share what we've built with you. As we add new APIs to the site, you will be able to add more value to the products you build.