# TSA Wait Times API: Get security wait time

> Looks up today's crowd-sourced security wait estimate and hourly pattern for a US airport by name, city or code, with PreCheck status and checkpoints.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by TSA Wait Times.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/tsawaittimes.com/get-security-wait-time
- Method: `tsawaittimes.com/get_security_wait_time`, version 1
- Website: tsawaittimes.com
- Returns: current wait, PreCheck availability, hourly waits, busiest and quietest hours, checkpoints, page link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `airport` | string | yes | `"Atlanta"` | US airport name, city or three-letter airport code, such as Atlanta or ATL. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "airport": "Atlanta"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "page_link": "https://www.tsawaittimes.com/security-wait-times/ATL/Hartsfield-Jackson-Atlanta-International",
  "checkpoints": [
    {
      "name": "Concourse E Checkpoint",
      "terminal": "Terminal FIS",
      "status_or_hours": "Closed"
    },
    {
      "name": "Main Checkpoint",
      "terminal": "Terminal MAIN",
      "status_or_hours": "Open"
    },
    {
      "name": "Concourse F Departure",
      "terminal": "Terminal MHJIT",
      "status_or_hours": "Open"
    }
  ],
  "airport_code": "ATL",
  "airport_name": "Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International",
  "hourly_waits": [
    {
      "hour": "00:00",
      "wait_minutes": 3
    },
    {
      "hour": "01:00",
      "wait_minutes": 12
    },
    {
      "hour": "02:00",
      "wait_minutes": 16
    }
  ],
  "busiest_hours": [
    "07:00"
  ],
  "quietest_hours": [
    "00:00",
    "21:00"
  ],
  "current_wait_text": "9 min",
  "current_wait_minutes": 9,
  "tsa_precheck_available": true
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"tsawaittimes.com/get_security_wait_time","input":{"airport":"Atlanta"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- How long is the security line at ATL right now?
- What's the TSA wait at Denver International today, and is PreCheck open?
- Show me the hourly security wait pattern for Chicago O'Hare, including the quietest hours.
- Which checkpoints at LAX have the shortest lines this morning according to tsawaittimes.com?
- Is there a PreCheck lane at Seattle-Tacoma and how busy is security there at 6 pm?

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "airport"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "airport": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US airport name, city or three-letter airport code, such as Atlanta or ATL."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "airport_name",
    "airport_code",
    "current_wait_minutes",
    "current_wait_text",
    "tsa_precheck_available",
    "hourly_waits",
    "busiest_hours",
    "quietest_hours",
    "checkpoints",
    "page_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page_link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "checkpoints": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "terminal",
          "status_or_hours"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "terminal": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "status_or_hours": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "airport_code": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "airport_name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "hourly_waits": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "hour",
          "wait_minutes"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "hour": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Airport local hour, HH:00."
          },
          "wait_minutes": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "busiest_hours": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "quietest_hours": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "current_wait_text": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "current_wait_minutes": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "tsa_precheck_available": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

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