# Economic Data Explorer - Indicator Metadata Lookup

> Economic Data Explorer - Indicator Metadata Lookup 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).

Retrieves metadata for a specific economic, demographic, or health indicator by its code, including name, unit, source, category, frequency, and description.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://econdash.org/api/v1/m2m/indicators/%7Bcode%7D
- 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-indicator-metadata-lookup-3c1725bd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Vxz39cEhlcCJpwWHTolat

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-indicator-metadata-lookup-3c1725bd
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the indicator details for FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG on the Economic Data Explorer — I want to know its full name, unit, category, and how frequently it's measured?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured metadata about a specific World Bank-style economic, demographic, or health indicator by its code — particularly when you need to understand what an indicator measures, its unit, frequency, or source. Prefer this over general search when you already have the indicator code and need definitional details.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unknown indicator code returns 404 or empty result
- Malformed code format may return 400 bad request
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request
- Rate limiting may occur under high request volume
- Some codes may exist but have incomplete metadata fields

## How this service works

EconDash economic data API (M2M)

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the indicator's code, full name, unit of measurement, data source (e.g. World Bank), category (e.g. Prices & Inflation), reporting frequency (e.g. yearly), and a human-readable description of what the indicator measures.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "code": "FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG",
  "name": "Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)",
  "unit": "percent",
  "source": "World Bank",
  "category": "Prices & Inflation",
  "frequency": "yearly",
  "description": "Annual percentage change in consumer prices"
 }
}
```

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