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The Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry API

GDP by industry, input-output accounts, and sector-level data.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry API is one of 5 APIs that The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Industry. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://apps.bea.gov/api/data.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://apps.bea.gov/api/data
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

The Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as UserID (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — BEA API key obtained by registering at https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Industry 2

GDP by industry, input-output accounts, and sector-level data.

GET
/gdp-by-industry-data
Get GDP by Industry Data
getGDPByIndustryData 8 params → 200
GET
/input-output-data
Get Input-Output Data
getInputOutputData 6 params → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DataPoint (9 properties), Dimension (3 properties), DataResponse (1 property), RequestInfo (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Dimension
object
3 properties
RequestInfo
object
1 property
DataPoint
object
9 properties
DataResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

the-bureau-of-economic-analysis-industry-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes across the network.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis International API
The Bureau of Economic Analysis Metadata API
The Bureau of Economic Analysis National Accounts API
The Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional API