FRED · Schema

Release

A FRED release of economic data.

FinanceGovernmentEconomic DataFederal ReserveTime SeriesOpen DataPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Numeric release ID.
realtime_start string
realtime_end string
name string Display name of the release.
press_release boolean True if this release is also a press release.
link string Provider link for the release.
notes string Editorial notes.
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JSON Schema

api-release-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-release-schema.json",
  "title": "Release",
  "description": "A FRED release of economic data.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Numeric release ID.",
      "example": 1
    },
    "realtime_start": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "realtime_end": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the release.",
      "example": "Unemployment Rate"
    },
    "press_release": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True if this release is also a press release.",
      "example": false
    },
    "link": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Provider link for the release.",
      "example": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/"
    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Editorial notes.",
      "example": "Editorial notes."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name"
  ]
}