FAO FAOSTAT Dimensions API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: FAOSTAT Bulk Download Catalog Dimensions API
  description: The FAOSTAT Bulk Download API enables retrieval of complete FAOSTAT datasets as compressed CSV archives. Users can browse the dataset catalog to discover available datasets for any FAOSTAT domain, along with last-updated dates and direct download URLs for the zipped CSV files. No authentication is required.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: FAOSTAT Support
    email: faostat@fao.org
    url: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
  license:
    name: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/
  termsOfService: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/
servers:
- url: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production
  description: FAOSTAT Bulk Download Production Server
tags:
- name: Dimensions
  description: Operations for querying dimension members (areas, items, elements, years, flags)
paths:
  /{lang}/dimensions/{domain}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dimensions
      operationId: getDomainDimensions
      summary: Get dimensions available for a domain
      description: Returns all available filter dimensions (area, item, element, year, flag) for a specific FAOSTAT domain.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domain'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with dimension list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DimensionsResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /{lang}/dimensions/{domain}/{dimension}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dimensions
      operationId: getDimensionMembers
      summary: Get members of a specific dimension
      description: 'Returns all valid members (codes and labels) for a given dimension within a FAOSTAT domain. Use dimension codes: area, item, element, year, flag.'
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domain'
      - name: dimension
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Dimension name (area, item, element, year, flag)
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - area
          - item
          - element
          - year
          - flag
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/output_type'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with dimension members
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DimensionMembersResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /{lang}/definitions/types/area:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dimensions
      operationId: getAreaList
      summary: List all areas (countries and regions)
      description: Returns all areas (countries, territories, and regional aggregates) available in FAOSTAT with their codes and names.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with area list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AreaListResponse'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /{lang}/definitions/types/area/{area_code}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dimensions
      operationId: getAreaDetail
      summary: Get details for a specific area
      description: Returns detailed information for a specific area including its full name, ISO codes, and regional membership.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      - name: area_code
        in: path
        required: true
        description: FAO area code (numeric)
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with area detail
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AreaDetail'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    AreaDetail:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Area'
    DimensionMember:
      type: object
      properties:
        Code:
          type: string
          description: Member code used in data queries
          example: '5'
        Label:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable label for the member
          example: China
    DimensionMembersResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DimensionMember'
    Area:
      type: object
      properties:
        Area Code:
          type: integer
          description: FAO numeric area code
          example: 5
        Area Code (M49):
          type: string
          description: UN M49 area code
          example: '156'
        Area Code (ISO2):
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
          example: CN
        Area Code (ISO3):
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code
          example: CHN
        Area:
          type: string
          description: Area name
          example: China
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code
    Dimension:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Dimension identifier
          example: area
        label:
          type: string
          description: Display label for the dimension
          example: Area
        parameter:
          type: string
          description: Query parameter name to use when filtering
          example: area
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of members in this dimension
    DimensionsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dimension'
    AreaListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Area'
  parameters:
    domain:
      name: domain
      in: path
      required: true
      description: FAOSTAT domain code (e.g. QCL for Crops and livestock products, TM for Trade, RL for Land Use)
      schema:
        type: string
      example: QCL
    output_type:
      name: output_type
      in: query
      description: 'Response format: objects (default, JSON array of objects) or arrays (JSON array of arrays) or csv (CSV text)'
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - objects
        - arrays
        - csv
        default: objects
    lang:
      name: lang
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Response language code (en=English, es=Spanish, fr=French, ar=Arabic, zh=Chinese, ru=Russian)
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - en
        - es
        - fr
        - ar
        - zh
        - ru
        default: en
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Domain or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
externalDocs:
  description: FAOSTAT Data Download Page
  url: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data