# LastLook Data – Real-Time Sahm Rule Recession Indicator

> LastLook Data – Real-Time Sahm Rule Recession Indicator is a paid API for AI agents from api.lastlookdata.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the current real-time Sahm Rule recession indicator value; a reading >= 0.5 signals that a recession is underway.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.lastlookdata.com/api/derived/recession
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-lastlookdata-com-059d3f73
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yjAQVAy6kAjccWf1vmqXa

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-lastlookdata-com-059d3f73
```

Example prompt: What is the current Sahm Rule recession indicator value, and has it crossed the 0.5 threshold that signals a recession is underway?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a single, authoritative, real-time recession signal for the US economy without querying FRED directly. Ideal for agents monitoring macroeconomic conditions, building economic dashboards, or making conditional decisions based on recession status. Prefer this over the generic /api/current FRED endpoint when you specifically need the Sahm Rule derived indicator rather than a raw FRED series value.

## Known failure modes

- FRED data unavailable or delayed — may return stale or null value
- Service outage returns HTTP 5xx
- Payment not processed (x402) — returns 402 Payment Required if USDC micropayment not provided
- No query parameters accepted — passing unexpected params may cause errors

## How this service works

LastLook Data — real-time Sahm Rule recession indicator. Value >= 0.5 signals recession underway. Source: FRED SAHMREALTIME.

## Output

Returns the latest real-time Sahm Rule indicator value (a numeric score). A value >= 0.5 indicates that the US economy is in a recession according to the Sahm Rule methodology. Sourced from the FRED SAHMREALTIME series.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
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```

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