Economic and public indicators · Public economic data API
FRED API: coverage and access
Add economic context such as rates, employment, prices or output to market and business analysis.
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: United States and international series published in FRED
Granularity: Economic time series by observation date and series
Source type: Public economic data API
Potential use
Add economic context such as rates, employment, prices or output to market and business analysis.
Access and cost
API key
Register for a FRED API key and follow the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis terms.
Cost: Public API access is available subject to current terms and rate limits.
Update cadence: Each series follows its source agency's release schedule and may be revised.
- Provider page ↗Primary source reviewed 2026-10-09
- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
FRED aggregates series from many publishers; inspect each series definition, units, seasonal adjustment and revision history.
Each series follows its source agency's release schedule and may be revised.
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.