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US Consumer Sentiment Index (UMCSENT) via FRED
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US Consumer Sentiment Index (UMCSENT) via FRED is a paid API for AI agents from finance-api.kdlcfa.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Returns the latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (UMCSENT) value sourced from FRED
Price / call$0.01
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How this service works
US consumer sentiment index, via FRED (UMCSENT)
Output
Returns the current University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (UMCSENT) value as sourced from FRED — a key macroeconomic indicator measuring US consumer optimism about the economy, typically including the index level and possibly the observation date.
Example use cases
Macro economic snapshot for trading desk
“Pull the current University of Michigan consumer sentiment index from FRED so I can include it in this morning's macro briefing for the trading desk.”
Consumer confidence trend monitoring
“What's the latest UMCSENT reading? I want to track whether consumer confidence is improving or deteriorating month over month.”
Economic dashboard for research report
“Grab the current US consumer confidence index value from FRED — I need the UMCSENT figure for the economic indicators section of my research report.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://finance-api.kdlcfa.workers.dev/consumer-confidenceWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a quick, current reading of US consumer sentiment via the official FRED UMCSENT series. Prefer this over news-based sentiment proxies when you want a standardized, academically recognized economic indicator. Best suited for macroeconomic dashboards, financial research, or any workflow requiring the official University of Michigan sentiment figure.
Side effects
- FRED data unavailable or delayed — upstream outage may return stale or empty data
- Payment not processed — x402 payment required before data is returned
- Rate limiting — too many calls in a short window may be rejected
- No query parameters needed but malformed requests may return errors
Input
Schema · Request body
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| output | object |
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