Econdb API

Beginner's Pick Finance / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS CORS
Free to Use
73 B
Measured Score 0 50 100 Speed 18/30 Consistency 17/20 Security 20/20 Browser access 10/15 Transparency 8/15 TESTED 2026-08-10

Overview

Econdb provides free access to global macroeconomic data including GDP, inflation, unemployment, and hundreds of other economic indicators from official sources like central banks and statistical agencies. No API key is required, making it very easy to get started with economic data in your projects. It is a great resource for students, researchers, and developers building economic dashboards or data visualizations.

Beginner Tip

Use the /series endpoint with a ticker like "RGDP_USA" to fetch a specific indicator — you can find available tickers by browsing the Econdb website first. Combine multiple tickers in one request with the "tickers" parameter to save API calls.

Measurement Record

What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.

Request
GET https://econdb.com/api/
Result
HTTP 200 · application/json · 269 bytes · compressed
Response time
206 ms (median of 3) · fastest 180 ms
Transport
TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 · certificate issued by Google Trust Services
Browser CORS
Allowed — Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://apisscore.com
Served by
cloudflare
Recorded
2026-08-10

Fields Returned

Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.

Field Type Value received
sources string (url) https://www.econdb.com/api/sources/
datasets string (url) https://www.econdb.com/api/datasets/
series string (url) https://www.econdb.com/api/series/
maritime/vessels string (url) https://www.econdb.com/api/maritime/vessels/
retail/items string (url) https://www.econdb.com/api/retail/items/

Captured Response

Captured from a real request to https://econdb.com/api/ on 2026-08-10. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.

JSON Response · Captured
{
  "sources": "https://www.econdb.com/api/sources/",
  "datasets": "https://www.econdb.com/api/datasets/",
  "series": "https://www.econdb.com/api/series/",
  "maritime/vessels": "https://www.econdb.com/api/maritime/vessels/",
  "retail/items": "https://www.econdb.com/api/retail/items/"
}

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://www.econdb.com/api/series/RGDP_USA/?format=json";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

How This API Fails

We deliberately sent this API a broken request and recorded exactly what came back on 2026-08-10. Knowing the shape of an error before you hit it makes error handling much easier to write.

HTTP 404 Requesting a path that does not exist text/html

Returned an HTML error page rather than JSON — worth knowing if your client assumes every response can be parsed as JSON.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

404 Not Found The ticker symbol is incorrect or does not exist in the Econdb database.
Search for the correct ticker on the Econdb website (econdb.com) before using it in the API — tickers follow a pattern like INDICATOR_COUNTRY.
Empty observations array The requested time range has no data available for that indicator.
Try removing the date range filters and fetching all available data first to see what time period is covered.
Unexpected data gaps Some indicators are reported quarterly or annually, not monthly.
Check the "frequency" field in the response to understand the reporting interval before plotting the data.

Measured Score Breakdown

Live HTTP request to the API endpoint

Speed 18/30
Consistency 17/20
Security 20/20
Browser access 10/15
Transparency 8/15
Endpoint Response Time 206ms

Fully tested on Aug 10, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS YES
Category Finance
Difficulty Beginner
Endpoint last called: 2026-08-10

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