Getting Started

Go from zero to querying US layoff data in under 5 minutes.

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Browse Data

Interactive charts and tables, no account needed

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Get API Key

Free key, 25 calls/day, instant signup

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First API Call

Query records, filter, and export

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Set Up Alerts

Email digests and webhook notifications

Browse the data — no account needed

Start exploring six labor market datasets right away:

WARN Notices — 84,000+ 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.

Get your free API key

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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.

Need more? Paid plans unlock all datasets, historical data, bulk exports, and webhooks:

Free

25 calls/day
WARN only, 90 days

Starter

$49/mo

200 calls/day
3 datasets, 1 year

Professional

$199/mo

1K calls/day
All 6 datasets + exports

Enterprise

Custom

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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.

Set up alerts and exports

Email digests

Get layoff data delivered to your inbox. Choose from:

Weekly blog digest — summary of new filings and trends each week
State alerts — notifications when new WARN notices are filed in your states

Subscribe at the bottom of any blog page or from your account page.

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.