WARN Notices — 85,000+ layoff records, searchable by company, state, date, and industry
H-1B & LCA Visas — 5M+ visa petitions with drill-down by state, city, employer, and occupation
SEC 8-K Filings — material events from public companies, cross-referenced with layoffs
Bankruptcy Filings — Chapter 11 cases matched against WARN companies
JOLTS Labor Turnover — BLS hires, quits, and layoffs by state and industry
Charts — interactive visualizations across all datasets
Intelligence — Top layoff activity rankings, weekly reports, and AI analysis

All of this is free and public. Bookmark what's useful, then come back for API access when you're ready to build.

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That's it. Your free key gives you 25 API calls per day, access to WARN data from the last 90 days, and JSON responses.

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WARN only, 90 days

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3 datasets, 1 year

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1K calls/day
All 6 datasets + exports

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Make your first API call

All API requests go to https://warnfirehose.com/api/ with your key in the X-API-Key header.

Get recent layoff notices

# Fetch the latest 10 layoff notices
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/records?limit=10"
            

Filter by state and date

# California notices from 2026
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/records?state=CA&date_from=2026-01-01"
            

Search by company

# All Amazon layoff notices
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/records?company=Amazon"
            

Get aggregate stats

# National summary statistics (no API key needed)
curl "https://warnfirehose.com/api/stats"

# Monthly trend data
curl "https://warnfirehose.com/api/trends?months=12"

# Top companies by workers affected
curl "https://warnfirehose.com/api/top-companies?limit=10"
            

Python example

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://warnfirehose.com/api/records",
    params={"state": "TX", "limit": "5"},
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
)

for r in resp.json()["data"]:
    print(f"{r['company']} — {r['city']}, {r['state']} — {r['employees_affected']} workers")
            

JavaScript example

const resp = await fetch(
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/records?state=NY&limit=5",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY" } }
);
const { data } = await resp.json();
data.forEach(r =>
  console.log(`${r.company} — ${r.employees_affected} workers`)
);
            

Cross-dataset intelligence

# Full market snapshot — all 6 datasets in one call
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/market-pulse"

# Get companies ranked by composite distress signal
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/risk-signal?min_score=4&limit=20"

# Full timeline: WARN + SEC + bankruptcy events for one company
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/crossref/company-timeline/WeWork"

# Unified state intelligence — all 6 datasets for one state
curl "https://warnfirehose.com/api/state-intelligence/CA"

# Company intelligence with LCA roles and risk factors
curl "https://warnfirehose.com/api/risk-signal/company/Amazon"

# Search across all 6 datasets at once
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/unified-search?q=Amazon"
            

Other datasets

# H-1B visa data: top employers
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/h1b/employers?limit=10"

# SEC 8-K filings for a stock ticker
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/sec-filings/ticker/AAPL"

# Bankruptcy filings matched to WARN companies
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://warnfirehose.com/api/bankruptcies?warn_only=true"
            

See the full API documentation for all 100+ endpoints, parameters, and response formats.

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Webhooks (Pro and above)

Get real-time HTTP notifications when new filings match your criteria. Configure webhooks from your account page to push data to Slack, your app, or any HTTP endpoint.

Bulk exports

Download data in the format that fits your workflow:

CSV — for spreadsheets and quick analysis
JSON / NDJSON — for apps and scripts
Parquet — for data pipelines and warehouses (Pro+)
JSON-LD — for linked data and semantic web applications

Use the /api/export/{format} endpoint or download directly from the dashboard.

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A report or export I bought — one-time exports: the Data Store (download links are also emailed and are valid for 72 hours); weekly reports: Reports; custom research: Research reports
Billing, plan changes or cancelling — Your account (monthly plans cancel any time; the terms state what is and is not refundable)
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Anything else — the contact form (no account needed) or the email address on the About page. Email only. Any response commitments are those in your signed agreement; otherwise we reply as quickly as we can.

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What's next?

API Reference

Full endpoint docs with Swagger UI

WARN Act Guide

Everything about the law and the data

Use Cases

How teams use WARN data in practice

FAQ

Common questions answered

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