FRED · JSON Structure

Api Release Structure

A FRED release of economic data.

Type: object Properties: 7 Required: 2
FinanceGovernmentEconomic DataFederal ReserveTime SeriesOpen DataPublic APIs

Release is a JSON Structure definition published by FRED, describing 7 properties, of which 2 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id realtime_start realtime_end name press_release link notes

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fred/refs/heads/main/json-structure/api-release-structure.json",
  "name": "Release",
  "description": "A FRED release of economic data.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Numeric release ID.",
      "example": 1
    },
    "realtime_start": {
      "type": "date",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "realtime_end": {
      "type": "date",
      "example": "2026-05-28"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the release.",
      "example": "Unemployment Rate"
    },
    "press_release": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True if this release is also a press release.",
      "example": false
    },
    "link": {
      "type": "uri",
      "description": "Provider link for the release.",
      "example": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/"
    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Editorial notes.",
      "example": "Editorial notes."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name"
  ]
}