Methods for discovering available datasets, parameters, and valid values.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry 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. The API includes methods for retrieving a subset of statistical data and the metadata that describes it. Available datasets include National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), Multinational Enterprises (MNE), Fixed Assets, International Transactions Accounts (ITA), International Investment Position (IIP), Input-Output tables, Regional data, GDP by Industry, and more.
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:
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.
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
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'
RequestInfo:
type: object
properties:
RequestParam:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
ParameterName:
type: string
ParameterValue:
type: string
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: query
name: UserID
description: BEA API key obtained by registering at https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/