HUD Housing Counselor API Query Tool

Allows searching by name, city, state, and current location to find information regarding Housing Counseling Agencies.


Search by Agency Name, City, and State

Search by Location


Code Samples

function loadJson() {
      $.getJSON('http://data.hud.gov/Housing_Counselor/search?AgencyName=&City=&State=', function(result){
          $.each(result, function(i, field){
              // Access each field by using below code.
              // this['agcid']
          });
      });
}

Response Codes

One of the following response codes will be returned with every request:

Code Description
200 Successful request.
202 Request processing. You can retry your request, and when it's complete, you'll get a 200 instead.
400 Bad request.
401 Unauthorized. You're not authorized to access this resource.
404 Not found. The resource requested doesn't exist.
429 Too Many Requests. The client has made too many requests and is currently being rate limited.
500 Server errors.

"Search" Web Service Fields

The following fields are available on the Housing Counselor web service.

AgencyName City State

Human Name: Agency Name

Human Name: City

Human Name: State

Type: Text

Type: Text

Type: Text

"Search By Location" Web Service Fields

The following fields are available on the Housing Counselor web service.

Lat Long Distance

Human Name: Latitude

Human Name: Longitude

Human Name: Distance (in miles)

Type: Text

Type: Text

Type: Text

Feedback and Questions

To give feedback or ask questions about this API, please contact HUD at Housing.counseling@hud.gov