Search FRED Series
[Financial] Search for economic data series IDs in the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database
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[Financial] Search for economic data series IDs in the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database. Use this BEFORE fetching a series to ensure the ID exists.
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fred/search_fred_series
[Financial] Search for economic data series IDs in the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database. Use this BEFORE fetching a series to ensure the ID exists.
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fred/search_fred_series
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchText | string | yes | The search text to find series (e.g., "Ethiopia Imports", "Consumer Price Index"). |
| search_type | string | no | Search mode. "full_text" (default) searches titles/descriptions. "series_id" matches series IDs. full_text series_id |
| filter_variable | string | no | Filter results by this attribute. frequency units seasonal_adjustment |
| filter_value | string | no | Value for filter_variable (e.g., "Monthly", "Percent", "Seasonally Adjusted"). |
| tag_names | string | no | Semicolon-separated tags that all must match (e.g., "gdp;usa"). |
| exclude_tag_names | string | no | Semicolon-separated tags to exclude from results. |
| order_by | string | no | Sort field. Default: "search_rank" for full_text, "series_id" for series_id search. search_rank series_id title units frequency seasonal_adjustment realtime_start realtime_end last_updated observation_start observation_end popularity group_popularity |
| sort_order | string | no | Sort direction. Default varies by order_by. asc desc |
| limit | number | no | Maximum results (1-1000). Default: 10. |
| offset | number | no | Pagination offset. Default: 0. |
| filter_paths | string[] | no | Optional: Glob patterns to filter output and reduce context usage. |