Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

fred.stlouisfed.org

FRED provides observations and data values for economic data series through a web service API.

API

What your agent can do

  • Get the observations or data values for an economic data series.

    Via API.

  • Retrieve bulk observation histories for all series in a FRED release through API V2.

    Via API.

Tasks depend on the interface and permissions.

Connection methods

Choose a route that fits your agent.

API connection

Retrieve bulk observation histories for all series in a FRED release through API V2.

API path
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations

Get the observations or data values for an economic data series.

API path
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series/observations

Authentication
Use a registered API key instead.

Documentation & experience

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  • Latest documentation check 9 Oct 2026
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