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What is a COLA?

A Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) is a TTB label approval for beverages subject to its COLA requirements. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) publishes approval and exemption records in its Public COLA Registry. Not every alcoholic beverage requires a COLA; see TTB label approval basics for the scope and exceptions. A COLA is an approval record, not a unique product identifier or proof of a retail launch, current availability, or sales. Multiple approvals can describe the same product.

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What is COLA Cloud?

COLA Cloud scrapes, processes, and enriches the TTB COLA Registry, making it accessible through:
  • Web Application — Browse and search labels at app.colacloud.us
  • REST API — Programmatic access to COLA data
  • SDKs, CLI, and MCP — Use COLA Cloud from code, terminals, and AI assistants
  • Bulk Data License — Licensed dataset delivered to your warehouse

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Data Coverage

Millions of COLAs

Label approval applications dating back to 2005

Label Images

Original and web-optimized label images

Extracted Barcodes

UPC/EAN codes where detected in submitted label images

Daily Updates

Daily collection of new and updated public records
The web application and API serve records from 2005 onward. The coverage date uses approval date, falling back to application date and then latest-update date when earlier fields are missing. Warehouse-ready Snowflake and file delivery are available via the bulk data product. See data provenance for freshness and enrichment limits. Licensed delivery covers the records, fields, and date range agreed in the data license.

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AI-Powered Enrichment

  • Barcode Extraction — UPC/EAN barcodes with precise coordinates
  • Computer Vision OCR — ABV, volume, and text extracted from label images
  • LLM Categorization — Label-first, trade-oriented product categorization (e.g., “Liquor > Whiskey > American Whiskey > Bourbon”)
Taxonomy 2.0 supports variable-depth classifications and can stop at a non-leaf node when the label evidence does not justify a narrower result. Learn how category fields work.

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Data Model

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Use Cases

  • Product Catalog Enrichment — Official label images and attributes
  • Supplier Lead Generation — Identify new market entrants
  • Competitive Intelligence — Track competitor label approvals
  • Market Research — Analyze category and origin trends