Get the observations for all series on a release of economic data. If the requested data exceeds the default or user specified observation limit, next_cursor can be used to make subsequent requests and obtain a complete dataset.
This request can return either JSON or XML by setting the format parameter to xml or json. Note that the default value of format is json. This example includes results that are paginated across multiple requests for demonstration purposes. Requests assume an API key is set in a HTTP header.
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations?release_id=52&format=json
{
"has_more": true,
"next_cursor": "ABSITCMDODFS,1995-01-01",
"release": {
"release_id": 52,
"name": "Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States",
"url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/",
"sources": [
{
"name": "Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)",
"url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/"
}
]
},
"series": [
{
"series_id": "ABSITCMAHDFS",
"title": "Issuers of Asset-Backed Securities; Debt Securities and Loans; Asset, Level",
"frequency": "Quarterly",
"units": "Billions of Dollars",
"seasonal_adjustment": "Not Seasonally Adjusted",
"last_updated": "2025-09-12T18:44:53Z",
"copyright_id": "public domain: citation requested",
"notes": "Source ID: FL674004005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...",
"observations": [
{
"date": "1945-10-01",
"value": "0"
},
{
"date": "1946-01-01",
"value": "."
},
...
{
"date": "2024-10-01",
"value": "1371.116"
},
{
"date": "2025-01-01",
"value": "1404.392"
},
{
"date": "2025-04-01",
"value": "1413.048"
}
]
},
{
"series_id": "ABSITCMDODFS",
"title": "Issuers of Asset-Backed Securities; Total Liabilities (DISCONTINUED)",
"frequency": "Quarterly",
"units": "Billions of Dollars",
"seasonal_adjustment": "Not Seasonally Adjusted",
"last_updated": "2015-06-11T19:01:33Z",
"copyright_id": "public domain: citation requested",
"notes": "Source ID: FL674190005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...",
"observations": [
{
"date": "1949-10-01",
"value": "0"
},
...
{
"date": "1994-04-01",
"value": "504.22"
},
{
"date": "1994-07-01",
"value": "521.25"
},
{
"date": "1994-10-01",
"value": "538.29"
}
]
}
]
}
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations?release_id=52&format=json&next_cursor=ABSITCMDODFS,1995-01-01
{
"has_more": true,
"next_cursor": "ADSCFXA027N,1967-01-01",
"release": {
"release_id": 52,
"name": "Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States",
"url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/",
"sources": [
{
"name": "Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)",
"url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/"
}
]
},
"series": [
{
"series_id": "ABSITCMDODFS",
"title": "Issuers of Asset-Backed Securities; Total Liabilities (DISCONTINUED)",
"frequency": "Quarterly",
"units": "Billions of Dollars",
"seasonal_adjustment": "Not Seasonally Adjusted",
"last_updated": "2015-06-11T19:01:33Z",
"copyright_id": "public domain: citation requested",
"notes": "Source ID: FL674190005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...",
"observations": [
{
"date": "1995-01-01",
"value": "552.22"
},
...
{
"date": "2014-07-01",
"value": "1393.99"
},
{
"date": "2014-10-01",
"value": "1385.63"
},
{
"date": "2015-01-01",
"value": "1359.71"
}
]
},
...
{
"series_id": "ADSCFXA027N",
"title": "All Domestic Sectors; Consumption of Fixed Capital, Equipment, Software, and Structures, Current Cost Basis (IMA), Transactions",
"frequency": "Annual",
"units": "Millions of Dollars",
"seasonal_adjustment": "Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate",
"last_updated": "2025-06-12T16:46:22Z",
"copyright_id": "public domain: citation requested",
"notes": "Source ID: FA886300091.A\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables, see the Financial Accounts Guide...",
"observations": [
{
"date": "1946-01-01",
"value": "25690"
},
...
{
"date": "1964-01-01",
"value": "82389"
},
{
"date": "1965-01-01",
"value": "88006"
},
{
"date": "1966-01-01",
"value": "95309"
}
]
}
]
}
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations?release_id=52&format=json&next_cursor=WCMITCMFODNS,1962-01-01
{
"has_more": false,
"release": {
"release_id": 52,
"name": "Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States",
"url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/",
"sources": [
{
"name": "Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)",
"url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/"
}
]
},
"series": [
{
"series_id": "WCMITCMFODNS",
"title": "Rest of the World; Debt Securities and Loans; Liability, Level",
"frequency": "Quarterly",
"units": "Billions of Dollars",
"seasonal_adjustment": "Not Seasonally Adjusted",
"last_updated": "2025-09-12T18:48:37Z",
"copyright_id": "public domain: citation requested",
"notes": "Source ID: FL264104005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...",
"observations": [
{
"date": "1962-01-01",
"value": "25.165"
},
...
{
"date": "2024-10-01",
"value": "5116.855"
},
{
"date": "2025-01-01",
"value": "5349.513"
},
{
"date": "2025-04-01",
"value": "5553.595"
}
]
}
]
}
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations?release_id=52&format=xml
<release_observations>
<has_more>true</has_more>
<next_cursor>ABSITCMDODFS,1995-01-01</next_cursor>
<release>
<release_id>52</release_id>
<name>Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States</name>
<url>https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/</url>
<source_collection>
<source>
<name>Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)</name>
<url>https://www.federalreserve.gov/</url>
</source>
</source_collection>
</release>
<series_collection>
<series>
<series_id>ABSITCMAHDFS</series_id>
<title>Issuers of Asset-Backed Securities; Debt Securities and Loans; Asset, Level</title>
<frequency>Quarterly</frequency>
<units>Billions of Dollars</units>
<seasonal_adjustment>Not Seasonally Adjusted</seasonal_adjustment>
<last_update>2025-09-12T18:44:53Z</last_update>
<copyright_id>public domain: citation requested</copyright_id>
<notes>Source ID: FL674004005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...
</notes>
<observations>
<observation>
<date>1945-10-01</date>
<value>0</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>1946-01-01</date>
<value>.</value>
</observation>
...
<observation>
<date>2024-10-01</date>
<value>1371.116</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>2025-01-01</date>
<value>1404.392</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>2025-04-01</date>
<value>1413.048</value>
</observation>
</observations>
</series>
<series>
<series_id>ABSITCMDODFS</series_id>
<title>Issuers of Asset-Backed Securities; Total Liabilities (DISCONTINUED)</title>
<frequency>Quarterly</frequency>
<units>Billions of Dollars</units>
<seasonal_adjustment>Not Seasonally Adjusted</seasonal_adjustment>
<last_update>2015-06-11T19:01:33Z</last_update>
<copyright_id>public domain: citation requested</copyright_id>
<notes>Source ID: FL674190005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...
</notes>
<observations>
<observation>
<date>1949-10-01</date>
<value>0</value>
</observation>
...
<observation>
<date>1994-04-01</date>
<value>504.22</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>1994-07-01</date>
<value>521.25</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>1994-10-01</date>
<value>538.29</value>
</observation>
</observations>
</series>
</series_collection>
</release_observations>
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations?release_id=52&format=xml&next_cursor=ABSITCMDODFS,1995-01-01
<release_observations>
<has_more>true</has_more>
<next_cursor>ADSCFXA027N,1967-01-01</next_cursor>
<release>
<release_id>52</release_id>
<name>Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States</name>
<url>https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/</url>
<source_collection>
<source>
<name>Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)</name>
<url>https://www.federalreserve.gov/</url>
</source>
</source_collection>
</release>
<series_collection>
<series>
<series_id>ABSITCMDODFS</series_id>
<title>Issuers of Asset-Backed Securities; Total Liabilities (DISCONTINUED)</title>
<frequency>Quarterly</frequency>
<units>Billions of Dollars</units>
<seasonal_adjustment>Not Seasonally Adjusted</seasonal_adjustment>
<last_update>2015-06-11T19:01:33Z</last_update>
<copyright_id>public domain: citation requested</copyright_id>
<notes>Source ID: FL674190005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...
</notes>
<observations>
<observation>
<date>1995-01-01</date>
<value>552.22</value>
</observation>
...
<observation>
<date>2014-07-01</date>
<value>1393.99</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>2014-10-01</date>
<value>1385.63</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>2015-01-01</date>
<value>1359.71</value>
</observation>
</observations>
</series>
...
<series>
<series_id>ADSCFXA027N</series_id>
<title>All Domestic Sectors; Consumption of Fixed Capital, Equipment, Software, and Structures, Current Cost
Basis (IMA), Transactions
</title>
<frequency>Annual</frequency>
<units>Millions of Dollars</units>
<seasonal_adjustment>Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate</seasonal_adjustment>
<last_update>2025-06-12T16:46:22Z</last_update>
<copyright_id>public domain: citation requested</copyright_id>
<notes>Source ID: FA886300091.A\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...
</notes>
<observations>
<observation>
<date>1946-01-01</date>
<value>25690</value>
</observation>
...
<observation>
<date>1964-01-01</date>
<value>82389</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>1965-01-01</date>
<value>88006</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>1966-01-01</date>
<value>95309</value>
</observation>
</observations>
</series>
</series_collection>
</release_observations>
https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/v2/release/observations?release_id=52&format=xml&next_cursor=WCMITCMFODNS,1962-01-01
<release_observations>
<has_more>false</has_more>
<release>
<release_id>52</release_id>
<name>Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States</name>
<url>https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/</url>
<source_collection>
<source>
<name>Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)</name>
<url>https://www.federalreserve.gov/</url>
</source>
</source_collection>
</release>
<series_collection>
<series>
<series_id>WCMITCMFODNS</series_id>
<title>Rest of the World; Debt Securities and Loans; Liability, Level</title>
<frequency>Quarterly</frequency>
<units>Billions of Dollars</units>
<seasonal_adjustment>Not Seasonally Adjusted</seasonal_adjustment>
<last_update>2025-09-12T18:48:37Z</last_update>
<copyright_id>public domain: citation requested</copyright_id>
<notes>Source ID: FL264104005.Q\n\nFor more information about the Flow of Funds tables...
</notes>
<observations>
<observation>
<date>1962-01-01</date>
<value>25.165</value>
</observation>
...
<observation>
<date>2024-10-01</date>
<value>5116.855</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>2025-01-01</date>
<value>5349.513</value>
</observation>
<observation>
<date>2025-04-01</date>
<value>5553.595</value>
</observation>
</observations>
</series>
</series_collection>
</release_observations>
The id for a release.
Set the format for the HTTP response.
The maximum number of observations to return.
The cursor for the next observations to retrieve.
Whether subsequent requests are available to obtain a complete dataset.
A combination of the last series_id and observation date retrieved. Used in the next request to continue with subsequent pages to obtain additional data from the release.
Details about the release.
object with the following keys: release_id, name, url, sources
Unique ID of the requested release.
Name of the requested release.
Originating URL of the requested release.
Agencies that publish the release.
array of objects with the following keys: name, url, notes
Name of the agency publishing the release
Originating URL of the source.
Notes about the source.
Details about the series.
object with the following keys: series_id, title, frequency, units, seasonal_adjustment, last_updated, copyright_id, notes, observations
Unique ID of the series in the release.
Title of the series.
Data frequency of the series.
Units of the series.
Seasonality of the series.
Date and time when series was last updated. Please note during times that data is being updated in FRED, it's possible that a mix of series with updated and non-updated data can be retrieved within the same request. You can use the last_updated date for each series to detect whether an update has occurred during your requests. When encountered, we recommend reprocessing all requests for the release to obtain the most recent information.
Information on use of data with copyright restrictions. For more information see Terms of Use.
Notes about the series.
Dates and associated observations for the series.
array of objects with the following keys: date, value
Date the value was observed on.
The observed value that date.