FRED · Schema

Observation

A single time-series observation.

FinanceGovernmentEconomic DataFederal ReserveTime SeriesOpen DataPublic APIs

Properties

Name	Type	Description
realtime_start	string
realtime_end	string
date	string	Observation date.
value	string	Observation value (string to preserve "." for missing values).

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fred/refs/heads/main/json-schema/api-observation-schema.json",
  "title": "Observation",
  "description": "A single time-series observation.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "realtime_start": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "realtime_end": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Observation date.",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "value": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Observation value (string to preserve \".\" for missing values).",
      "example": "4.0"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "date",
    "value"
  ]
}