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get_series_observations

A tool of FRED Economic Data

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Get time series observations (data points) for a FRED series.

Returns the actual data values for an economic indicator over time.
Use search_series first to find the series_id, or use well-known IDs
like UNRATE, GDP, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, MORTGAGE30US.

For state unemployment, use state abbreviation + 'UR' (e.g. WAUR for
Washington, CAUR for California).

Results are sorted most-recent-first. For long series (e.g. daily data
since 1954), use start_date/end_date to narrow the window or increase
the limit up to 10000.

Args:
series_id: FRED series identifier (e.g. 'UNRATE', 'GDP', 'CPIAUCSL').
start_date: Optional start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. '2020-01-01').
end_date: Optional end date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. '2024-12-31').
limit: Maximum observations to return (default 1000, max 10000).

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
series_idstringyes
start_dateanyno
end_dateanyno
limitintegerno
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "series_id": {
      "title": "Series Id",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "start_date": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Start Date"
    },
    "end_date": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "End Date"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 1000,
      "title": "Limit",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "series_id"
  ],
  "title": "get_series_observationsArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-15