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US Department of Education Accreditor Recognition Checker
x402
US Department of Education Accreditor Recognition Checker is a paid API for AI agents from api.agentstools.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Checks whether a named accrediting agency is recognized by the US Department of Education, returning recognition status, agency type, Title IV gatekeeper status, and more.
Price / call$0.005
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Check whether an accrediting agency is recognized by the US Department of Education. Give an accreditor name and get back a recognized flag plus the matched agency, its type (institutional or programmatic), Title IV gatekeeper status, active status and recognition year. The direct fake-accreditor test.
Output
Returns a recognized boolean flag, the matched agency name as found in the ED database, the agency type (institutional or programmatic), whether it serves as a Title IV gatekeeper, its active status, and the year recognition was granted.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Can you check whether the 'Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools' is recognized by the US Department of Education, and tell me if it's a Title IV gatekeeper?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://api.agentstools.dev/edu/accreditorWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to quickly verify whether a specific accreditor is federally recognized by the US Department of Education — especially when investigating potentially fake or questionable accreditors, checking Title IV eligibility, or validating credentials from an institution whose accreditor is unfamiliar.
Side effects
- Agency name not found in ED database — returns unrecognized with no match
- Ambiguous or misspelled name may match the wrong agency or return no match
- Endpoint returns 402 if payment header is missing or insufficient
- Name variants (abbreviations vs full names) may fail to match
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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