# Economic Data Explorer – Categories List

> Economic Data Explorer – Categories List is a paid API for AI agents from econdash.org, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a list of indicator categories (e.g. Economic Growth, Health) with indicator counts available in the Economic Data Explorer dataset

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://econdash.org/api/v1/m2m/categories
- 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/economic-data-explorer-categories-list-a8d93e45
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_3q2Ta_tYRs89xvE5UH7Fk

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 economic-data-explorer-categories-list-a8d93e45
```

Example prompt: Can you show me all the categories of indicators available on the Economic Data Explorer — like Economic Growth, Health, etc. — and how many indicators are in each one?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint as the first step when exploring the Economic Data Explorer — it reveals the taxonomy of available indicators before drilling into specific metrics. Prefer it over broader data queries when you need to understand dataset structure or present users with browsable topic areas.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed 'properties' query parameter returns an error or empty result
- Payment not included or rejected results in HTTP 402 Payment Required
- Server unavailable returns 5xx error
- Empty array returned if no categories match the filter

## How this service works

Interactive dashboard for exploring economic, demographic, and health indicators across countries. 265 indicators, 298 countries.

## Output

A JSON array of category objects, each containing a category name (e.g. 'Economic Growth') and an indicatorCount representing how many of the 265 total indicators belong to that category, across 298 countries.

## Example request

```json
{
 "properties": ""
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": [
  {
   "name": "Economic Growth",
   "indicatorCount": 42
  }
 ]
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/economic-data-explorer-categories-list-a8d93e45/health.json
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- [Other services from econdash.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/econdash.org/llms.txt)