Franchise Data API

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Structured FDD data for 151+ franchise brands. Investment ranges, fees, royalties, and Item 19 revenue data — all from official filings.

Anonymous

Free

No key required

✓ 50 requests / day
✓ All endpoints
✓ Investment, fees, royalties
✗ Item 19 revenue data
✗ Rate limit by IP

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Free Key

Free

API key required

✓ 100 requests / day
✓ All endpoints
✓ Investment, fees, royalties
✗ Item 19 revenue data
✓ Rate limit by key (not IP)

What's in the data

Available on all tiers

• Brand name, category, slug
• Investment range (Item 7 low/high)
• Franchise fee, royalty %, ad fund %
• Technology fees, other fees
• Unit count + YoY growth
• Health score (composite 0-100)
• FDD year, state registrations

Pro only — Item 19 data

• Average franchisee revenue
• Revenue low / high range
• Gross margin where disclosed
• Item 19 disclosure type
• Franchisee count reporting
• 89 of 151 brands have Item 19

Try it now

# No key required — try it right now

curl https://franchisevs.com/api/brands?limit=3&sort=health_score&order=desc

# With Pro key — includes Item 19 revenue

curl -H "X-Api-Key: fvs_your_key" https://franchisevs.com/api/brands/subway

Full documentation at /developers

FAQ

How is the data sourced? ↓

All data is extracted from official Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) filed with state regulators. We extract directly from the source PDF, not from scraped websites. Data is refreshed when new FDDs are filed (typically annually).

How quickly do I receive my API key? ↓

Pro keys are emailed immediately after payment. Free keys are sent within a few minutes. Keys are in the format fvs_live_...

Can I use this for commercial projects? ↓

Yes. Both free and Pro tiers allow commercial use. We just ask that you attribute FranchiseVS as the data source.

What if I need higher rate limits or bulk access? ↓

Email hello@franchisevs.com for enterprise pricing. We can also do data exports for one-time use cases.