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IMF Data Data API

Retrieve actual statistical data observations from IMF datasets

IMF Data Data API is one of 2 APIs that IMF Data publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 3.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.imf.org/external/sdmx/3.0, http://dataservices.imf.org/REST/SDMX_JSON.svc.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
3.0
Base URL
https://api.imf.org/external/sdmx/3.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Data 1

Retrieve actual statistical data observations from IMF datasets

GET
/data/dataflow/{agency}/{dataflow_id}/+/{key}
Retrieve data observations from an IMF dataset
getData 7 params → 200400404429

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Error (4 properties), DataMessage (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DataMessage
object
SDMX 3.0 JSON data message containing observations
2 properties
Error
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

imf-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IMF Data publishes across the network.

IMF Data Structure API