Is there an API for FRED (St. Louis Fed)?

FRED (St. Louis Fed) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 15 maintained endpoints for fred.stlouisfed.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape FRED (St. Louis Fed) data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when fred.stlouisfed.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a FRED (St. Louis Fed) account?

No. Every FRED (St. Louis Fed) action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the FRED (St. Louis Fed) API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Finance

FRED (St. Louis Fed) API

fred.stlouisfed.org

FRED — 500,000+ US economic time-series. GDP, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, yield curves, money supply, housing, energy prices, and more.

Actions: 15
Category: Finance
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

FRED (St. Louis Fed) has 15 actions. The live parameter list is temporarily unavailable — fetch it from GET https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/catalog/fred_stlouisfed.

FRED (St. Louis Fed) API questions

Is there an API for FRED (St. Louis Fed)?: FRED (St. Louis Fed) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 15 maintained endpoints for fred.stlouisfed.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape FRED (St. Louis Fed) data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when fred.stlouisfed.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a FRED (St. Louis Fed) account?: No. Every FRED (St. Louis Fed) action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the FRED (St. Louis Fed) API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

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