U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Surveys API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: BLS Public Data Series Surveys API
  description: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Public Data API provides programmatic access to published historical time series data covering employment, unemployment, prices, wages, and other labor market indicators. The API returns JSON data and supports both Version 1 (no registration) and Version 2 (requires free registration for higher limits and additional features).
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: BLS Developer Support
    url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/
    email: webmaster@bls.gov
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.bls.gov/
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2
  description: BLS Public Data API Version 2 (registration required)
- url: https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v1
  description: BLS Public Data API Version 1 (no registration)
security:
- ApiKeyQuery: []
- {}
tags:
- name: Surveys
  description: Survey metadata and catalog operations for discovering available BLS surveys and their series identifiers.
paths:
  /surveys:
    get:
      operationId: getAllSurveys
      summary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Get All Surveys
      description: Retrieve metadata for all available BLS surveys. Returns a list of surveys with their abbreviations, names, and descriptions.
      tags:
      - Surveys
      parameters:
      - name: registrationkey
        in: query
        required: false
        description: BLS API registration key.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: abc123def456
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with list of all surveys.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SurveysResponse'
              examples:
                GetAllSurveys200Example:
                  summary: Default getAllSurveys 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    status: REQUEST_SUCCEEDED
                    responseTime: 132
                    message: []
                    Results:
                      survey:
                      - survey_name: Current Employment Statistics
                        survey_abbreviation: CE
                      - survey_name: Current Population Survey
                        survey_abbreviation: LN
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /surveys/{surveyId}:
    get:
      operationId: getSurveyMetadata
      summary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Get Survey Metadata
      description: Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific BLS survey using its abbreviation. Returns survey name, description, and available series information.
      tags:
      - Surveys
      parameters:
      - name: surveyId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Survey abbreviation (e.g., CPS for Current Population Survey, CES for Current Employment Statistics, AP for Average Price Data).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: CPS
      - name: registrationkey
        in: query
        required: false
        description: BLS API registration key.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: abc123def456
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with survey metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SurveyMetadataResponse'
              examples:
                GetSurveyMetadata200Example:
                  summary: Default getSurveyMetadata 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    status: REQUEST_SUCCEEDED
                    responseTime: 112
                    message: []
                    Results:
                      survey:
                      - survey_name: Current Population Survey
                        survey_abbreviation: CPS
                        survey_title: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
                        survey_description: Monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households measuring employment and unemployment.
        '400':
          description: Bad request. Invalid survey ID.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Survey not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    SurveysResponse:
      title: SurveysResponse
      type: object
      description: Response containing all available BLS surveys.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Request status.
          example: REQUEST_SUCCEEDED
        responseTime:
          type: integer
          description: Response time in milliseconds.
          example: 132
        message:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        Results:
          type: object
          description: Results containing survey list.
          properties:
            survey:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Survey'
    Survey:
      title: Survey
      type: object
      description: Metadata for a BLS survey program.
      properties:
        survey_name:
          type: string
          description: Full name of the BLS survey.
          example: Current Employment Statistics
        survey_abbreviation:
          type: string
          description: Two-letter abbreviation for the survey.
          example: CE
        survey_title:
          type: string
          description: Extended title of the survey.
          example: Current Employment Statistics (National)
        survey_description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the survey's scope and methodology.
          example: Monthly survey of approximately 144,000 businesses and government agencies.
    ErrorResponse:
      title: ErrorResponse
      type: object
      description: Error response from the BLS API.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Request failure status.
          example: REQUEST_FAILED
        responseTime:
          type: integer
          description: Response time in milliseconds.
          example: 45
        message:
          type: array
          description: Array of error messages explaining the failure.
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - Series does not exist
        Results:
          type: object
          description: Empty results on failure.
          properties:
            series:
              type: array
              items: {}
    SurveyMetadataResponse:
      title: SurveyMetadataResponse
      type: object
      description: Response containing metadata for a specific survey.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Request status.
          example: REQUEST_SUCCEEDED
        responseTime:
          type: integer
          description: Response time in milliseconds.
          example: 112
        message:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        Results:
          type: object
          description: Results containing survey metadata.
          properties:
            survey:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Survey'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: registrationkey
      description: Free BLS API registration key. Register at https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/ to obtain a key for Version 2 API features.