Search FRED Series

Search for economic data series IDs in the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database

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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

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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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.