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// FINANCE

FRED

Economic data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

FRED is a free public Finance API that requires apiKey authentication. It supports HTTPS and has CORS enabled.

// FACTS

Category
Finance
Authentication
apiKey
HTTPS
yes
CORS
yes
Endpoint
fred.stlouisfed.org
Cost
Free

// FREQUENTLY ASKED

What is FRED?

FRED is a free public API in the Finance category. Economic data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Does FRED require authentication?

Yes — FRED requires apiKey authentication to make requests.

Is FRED free?

Yes. FRED is listed in our directory of free public APIs and is free to use. Check the official site for any rate limits or paid tier limitations.

Does FRED support HTTPS?

Yes, FRED supports HTTPS encrypted requests.