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Fathom Macroeconomic Data API — Observations
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Fathom Macroeconomic Data API — Observations is a paid API for AI agents from fredthom.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.4/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Fetches historical economic time series observations from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) for any of 816,000+ macroeconomic indicators
Price / call$0.4
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How this service works
Free macroeconomic data API powered by FRED. 816,000+ economic time series. GDP, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and more.
Output
Returns a JSON object containing the FRED series ID, the data source label, a count of observations returned, and an array of observation objects — each with a date and value — filtered and transformed according to the requested parameters.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Pull the last 20 quarterly observations of US GDP (FRED series GDP) in percent change from a year ago format, sorted ascending from 2019-01-01 to today.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://fredthom.vercel.app/api/observationsWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic access to any of FRED's 816,000+ macroeconomic time series — GDP, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, money supply, trade data, etc. — with optional date filtering, frequency aggregation, and unit transformations (e.g. percent change). Prefer this over direct FRED API access when using x402 micropayment-based billing is acceptable and you want a simple POST interface without managing FRED API keys.
Side effects
- Invalid or unknown FRED series ID returns an error or empty observations array
- Date range outside available data returns zero observations
- Invalid units or frequency parameter may return an error or fallback to default
- Rate limit or payment failure (402) blocks the request
- Network timeout on Vercel serverless function under heavy load
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| end | string | End date YYYY-MM-DD |
| sort | string | Sort order: asc or desc (default: desc) |
| limit | string | Max observations (default: 10) |
| start | string | Start date YYYY-MM-DD |
| units | string | Units transformation (lin, chg, ch1, pch, pca, cch, cca, log) |
| seriesIdrequired | string | FRED series ID (e.g. GDP, UNRATE, CPIAUCSL) |
| frequency | string | Frequency (d, w, bw, m, q, sa, a) |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| count | number | |
| sourcerequired | string | |
| series_id | string | |
| observations | array |
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