FRED · Schema

Category

A FRED category node.

FinanceGovernmentEconomic DataFederal ReserveTime SeriesOpen DataPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Numeric category ID.
name string Display name of the category.
parent_id integer Parent category ID.
notes string Optional editorial notes.
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JSON Schema

api-category-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fred/refs/heads/main/json-schema/api-category-schema.json",
  "title": "Category",
  "description": "A FRED category node.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Numeric category ID.",
      "example": 1
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the category.",
      "example": "Unemployment Rate"
    },
    "parent_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Parent category ID.",
      "example": 0
    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional editorial notes.",
      "example": "Editorial notes."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "parent_id"
  ]
}