# Economic Data Explorer - Data Sources List

> Economic Data Explorer - Data Sources List is a paid API for AI agents from econdash.org, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a list of available data sources (e.g. World Bank) used to power the economic, demographic, and health indicators dataset

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://econdash.org/api/v1/m2m/sources
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/economic-data-explorer-data-sources-list-a8205b16
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_j7WsGk8RQjgH4Mf2pPlGx

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-data-sources-list-a8205b16
```

Example prompt: What data sources does the Economic Data Explorer use for its country indicators — show me the full list of providers like the World Bank?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint first when you need to understand the provenance of economic or demographic indicator data before querying specific indicators; useful for citation, filtering by source, or understanding data coverage before deeper analysis calls.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed properties filter returns an empty or error response
- Network timeout if the service is unavailable
- 402 Payment Required if the x402 micropayment header is missing or the USDC payment fails
- Empty array if no sources are configured

## How this service works

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

## Output

A JSON array of data source objects, each containing an integer ID, a name (e.g. 'World Bank'), and a description (e.g. 'World Development Indicators'), representing all institutional sources powering the 265 indicators across 298 countries.

## Example request

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

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": [
  {
   "id": 1,
   "name": "World Bank",
   "description": "World Development Indicators"
  }
 ]
}
```

## More

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