MyTSA API Documentation

The MyTSA Web Service API supports several features, some of which include: TSA Security Checkpoint Wait Times, TSA Pre✓™locations, and Sunrise/Sunset times for all locations. In addition to the APIs there are some important XML files which have been pre-generated that contain schema information that is needed to fully utilize the APIs.

When using a mobile web service, all app database calls (reads & writes) are brokered via the web service. The mobile apps never have direct access to the database tier or access to the TSA Network.

http://www.tsa.gov/data/apcp.xml
[This file contains all airport and checkpoint data]

http://www.tsa.gov/data/apcp.checksum.xml
[This is the tiny checksum file as the apcp.xml file is updated several times per year.]

TSA Pre✓™ Web Service API

The TSA Pre✓™ Web Service API is called via:

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx

[valid parameters: ap, st, pc, al.]

Usage examples include:

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx?ap=DCA

[returns JSON file for DCA airport/checkpoint/airlines]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx?ap=all

[returns all TSA Pre✓™ airports/checkpoint/airlines]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx?st=VA

[returns all airports in Virginia]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx?st=VA&pc=yes

[returns all TSA Pre✓™ airports in Virginia]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx?st=VA&al=US+Airways

[returns all TSA Pre✓™ airports in Virginia which US Airways participates]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsawebservice/GetAirportCheckpoints.ashx?ap=all&al=US+Airways

[returns all TSA Pre✓™ airports in U.S. which US Airways participates] 

TSA Security Checkpoint Wait Times API

The TSA Security Checkpoint Wait Times API is called via:

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/MyTSAWebService/GetTSOWaitTimes.ashx

[valid parameters: ap, output]

Usage examples include:

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/MyTSAWebService/GetTSOWaitTimes.ashx?ap=DCA

[returns XML of last 25 wait times for DCA airport]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/MyTSAWebService/GetTSOWaitTimes.ashx?ap=RDU&output=json

[returns JSON of last 25 wait times for RDU airport]

TSA Sunrise & Sunset times API

The TSA Sunrise & Sunset times API is called via:

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/MyTSAWebService/GetEventInfo.ashx

[valid parameters: eventtype, eventdate, airportcode, lat, lon, utc, dst, output]

Usage examples include:

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/MyTSAWebService/GetEventInfo.ashx?eventtype=sunrise_sunset&eventdate=5/15/2013&airportcode=DCA

[returns XML file of sunrise/sunset for DCA airport on specified date]

http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/MyTSAWebService/GetEventInfo.ashx?eventtype=sunset&airportcode=DCA&output=json

[returns JSON file of today’s sunset time for DCA airport]