Methods for discovering available datasets, parameters, and valid values.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Bureau of Economic Analysis Metadata API
description: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Data API provides programmatic access to BEA published economic statistics using industry-standard methods and procedures.
version: 1.0.0
contact:
name: Bureau of Economic Analysis Developer Support
url: https://www.bea.gov/resources/for-developers
license:
name: Public Domain
url: https://www.bea.gov/help/faq/245
servers:
- url: https://apps.bea.gov/api/data
description: BEA API Production Server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Metadata
description: Methods for discovering available datasets, parameters, and valid values.
paths:
/:
get:
operationId: getDatasetList
summary: Get Dataset List
description: Returns a list of all available BEA datasets with descriptions.
tags:
- Metadata
parameters:
- name: UserID
in: query
required: true
description: Your registered BEA API key (36-character UUID).
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
- name: method
in: query
required: true
description: API method to invoke.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- GetDatasetList
example: GetDatasetList
- name: ResultFormat
in: query
required: false
description: Format for the response data.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- JSON
- XML
default: JSON
responses:
'200':
description: List of available BEA datasets.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetListResponse'
'400':
description: Invalid request parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
/parameters:
get:
operationId: getParameterList
summary: Get Parameter List
description: Returns a list of the parameters (required and optional) for a particular dataset.
tags:
- Metadata
parameters:
- name: UserID
in: query
required: true
description: Your registered BEA API key.
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
- name: method
in: query
required: true
description: API method to invoke.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- GetParameterList
example: GetParameterList
- name: DatasetName
in: query
required: true
description: Name of the dataset for which to retrieve parameters.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- NIPA
- NIUnderlyingDetail
- MNE
- FixedAssets
- ITA
- IIP
- InputOutput
- IntlServTrade
- IntlServSTA
- GDPbyIndustry
- Regional
- UnderlyingGDPbyIndustry
- APIDatasetMetaData
- name: ResultFormat
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- JSON
- XML
default: JSON
responses:
'200':
description: List of parameters for the specified dataset.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ParameterListResponse'
/parameter-values:
get:
operationId: getParameterValues
summary: Get Parameter Values
description: Returns a list of valid values for a specified parameter within a dataset.
tags:
- Metadata
parameters:
- name: UserID
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
- name: method
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- GetParameterValues
example: GetParameterValues
- name: DatasetName
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: ParameterName
in: query
required: true
description: Name of the parameter for which to retrieve valid values.
schema:
type: string
- name: ResultFormat
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- JSON
- XML
default: JSON
responses:
'200':
description: Valid values for the specified parameter.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ParameterValuesResponse'
components:
schemas:
ErrorResponse:
type: object
properties:
BEAAPI:
type: object
properties:
Request:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestInfo'
Results:
type: object
properties:
Error:
type: object
properties:
APIErrorCode:
type: string
APIErrorDescription:
type: string
ErrorDetail:
type: string
ParameterValuesResponse:
type: object
properties:
BEAAPI:
type: object
properties:
Request:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestInfo'
Results:
type: object
properties:
ParamValue:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
Key:
type: string
description: Valid value key for the parameter.
Desc:
type: string
description: Description of the parameter value.
DatasetListResponse:
type: object
properties:
BEAAPI:
type: object
properties:
Request:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestInfo'
Results:
type: object
properties:
Dataset:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
DatasetName:
type: string
description: Unique name of the dataset.
DatasetDescription:
type: string
description: Human-readable description of the dataset.
RequestInfo:
type: object
properties:
RequestParam:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
ParameterName:
type: string
ParameterValue:
type: string
ParameterListResponse:
type: object
properties:
BEAAPI:
type: object
properties:
Request:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestInfo'
Results:
type: object
properties:
Parameter:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
ParameterName:
type: string
ParameterDataType:
type: string
ParameterDescription:
type: string
ParameterIsRequired:
type: string
enum:
- '0'
- '1'
ParameterDefaultValue:
type: string
MultipleAcceptedFlag:
type: string
enum:
- '0'
- '1'
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: query
name: UserID
description: BEA API key obtained by registering at https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/