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API Keys



Request or view your API keys

Note that you cannot request or view your API keys without first logging into your fredaccount.stlouisfed.org user account.

The API key is set using the api_key variable, a 32 character lower-cased alpha-numeric string.

Below is an example HTTP GET request:

https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series/search?api_key=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456&search_text=canada

Note that API key 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456' is for demonstration purposes only. Use one of your registered API keys instead.


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