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get_indicator

A tool of American Default Research

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Fetch a compact snapshot of an American Default economic indicator by slug. Returns latest value, unit, frequency, direction, pre-computed aggregates (period averages, extremes, sustained runs), editorial prose (when available), and canonical APA / MLA / Chicago / news-copy citations. Raw historical series is NOT included — use https://americandefault.org/api/indicators/{slug}.json for the full data. Slug examples: 'the-buffer' (personal savings rate), 'mortgage-delinquency', 'initial-unemployment-claims-sa'.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
slugstringyesThe kebab-case indicator slug (e.g., 'the-buffer' for personal savings rate, 'mortgage-delinquency', 'initial-unemployment-claims-sa'). 103 indicators available. Use `search_indicators` first to discover which slug corresponds to a concept.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "description": "The kebab-case indicator slug (e.g., 'the-buffer' for personal savings rate, 'mortgage-delinquency', 'initial-unemployment-claims-sa'). 103 indicators available. Use `search_indicators` first to discover which slug corresponds to a concept.",
      "title": "Slug",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "title": "_get_indicatorArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-16 · last seen 2026-09-19