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Version: v5

fred_search

Search for FRED series or economic releases by ID or string.

Examples​

from openbb import obb
obb.fred.economy.fred_search(query='gdp', provider='fred')

Parameters​

query: str | None
The search word(s).


Returns​

results: FredSearch

Serializable results.

provider: str | None

Provider name.

warnings: Optional[list[Warning_]]

List of warnings.

chart: Optional[Chart]

Chart object.

extra: dict[str, Any]

Extra info.


Data​

release_id: str | None
The release ID for queries.

series_id: str | None
The series ID for the item in the release.

series_group: str | None
The series group ID of the series. This value is used to query for regional data.

region_type: str | None
The region type of the series.

name: str | None
The name of the release.

title: str | None
The title of the series.

observation_start: date | None
The date of the first observation in the series.

observation_end: date | None
The date of the last observation in the series.

frequency: str | None
The frequency of the data.

frequency_short: str | None
Short form of the data frequency.

units: str | None
The units of the data.

units_short: str | None
Short form of the data units.

seasonal_adjustment: str | None
The seasonal adjustment of the data.

seasonal_adjustment_short: str | None
Short form of the data seasonal adjustment.

last_updated: datetime | None
The datetime of the last update to the data.

popularity: int | None
Popularity of the series

group_popularity: int | None
Group popularity of the release

realtime_start: date | None
The realtime start date of the series.

realtime_end: date | None
The realtime end date of the series.

notes: str | None
Description of the release.

press_release: bool | None
If the release is a press release.

url: str | None
URL to the release.