---
title: "Any series in the Federal Reserve's FRED database (800k+ US..."
method: GET
path: "/api/econ/fred"
tags: ["econ"]
---

# Any series in the Federal Reserve's FRED database (800k+ US...

`GET /api/econ/fred`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://2s.io`
- URL: `https://2s.io/api/econ/fred`
- Auth: API key in header `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`

Any series in the Federal Reserve's FRED database (800k+ US & international economic time series). HOW TO USE: if you know the series id, pass seriesId to get the series metadata (title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, observation range, last updated) + its most-recent observations (date + value, newest first; optionally bound the range with start/end YYYY-MM-DD and cap with limit). If you DON'T know the id, pass query to full-text search the catalog (returns ids + titles + units + frequency, most-popular first) — then call again with the seriesId you found. Popular ids: UNRATE (unemployment rate), CPIAUCSL (CPI), PCEPI (PCE price index), GDP / GDPC1 (nominal / real GDP), PAYEMS (nonfarm payrolls), FEDFUNDS (fed funds rate), DGS10 / DGS2 (10yr / 2yr Treasury), T10Y2Y (10y-2y spread), MORTGAGE30US (30yr mortgage), SP500, VIXCLS (VIX), DEXUSEU (USD/EUR), DCOILWTICO (WTI oil), HOUST (housing starts), UMCSENT (consumer sentiment), M2SL (M2 money supply). Each series' units and frequency come back in the metadata so you know how to read the values. Free, public-domain for most series (FRED attribution). Distinct from econ.indicator (a small curated headline set) — this is the FULL catalog. Companion endpoints: econ.fred-releases (when reports are published — the data calendar) and econ.fred-vintage (point-in-time / revised values for honest backtesting).

## Query parameters

- `seriesId` string
- `query` string
- `limit` integer
- `start` string
- `end` string
- `trial` 1

## Other responses

- `200` (unresolved $ref)
- `400`: Invalid request — not charged. error.code: BAD_REQUEST or INVALID_PARAM (parameter validation; error.details.issues lists each problem), MALFORMED_JSON, or a request-specific code. Other client errors: 405 METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED (wrong verb; see the Allow header), 413 PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE.
- `402`: Payment required. Body is the x402 PaymentRequirements envelope with a multi-network accepts array; the per-call price is in accepts[].amount (and on the operation as x-2s-price). Sign for whichever rail you hold USDC on (EIP-3009 for Base, partial SPL transfer for Solana) and retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header (X-PAYMENT also accepted for v1 clients). Also PAYMENT_SETTLE_FAILED (error envelope) when a verified payment failed to settle: error.details.chargeStatus is "not_charged" (retry with a fresh payment) or "unknown" (the authorization may still settle before its deadline — check it before retrying).
- `404`: Not found — NOT_FOUND (or NO_SOURCES / NO_OPINIONS): the requested entity does not exist. Not charged.
- `429`: Too many requests — RATE_LIMITED: our per-IP / per-payer limiter. Not charged; retry after Retry-After.
- `5XX`: Server-side failure. 500 INTERNAL: unexpected error; quote error.errorId (also the X-2s-Error-Id header). 502 UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE (or another UPSTREAM_* code): the data provider failed — composite endpoints refuse unbilled when every source fails. 503 SERVICE_PAUSED: endpoint paused by the operator kill switch, retry after Retry-After; 503 SPEND_CAP: daily upstream budget exhausted. 504 UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT. Not charged.

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