IMF Data · Schema
DataMessage
SDMX 3.0 JSON data message returned by IMF data queries containing time-series observations
Financial DataEconomic IndicatorsBalance of PaymentsExchange RatesInternational FinanceSDMXMacroeconomicsFiscal PolicyMonetary StatisticsGovernment Finance
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| meta | object | Message metadata |
| data | object | Data payload |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imf/refs/heads/main/json-schema/data-message.json",
"title": "DataMessage",
"description": "SDMX 3.0 JSON data message returned by IMF data queries containing time-series observations",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Message metadata",
"properties": {
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"description": "SDMX JSON schema URI"
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Message unique identifier"
},
"test": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether this is a test message"
},
"prepared": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Timestamp when the message was prepared"
},
"sender": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Sender information",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "string" },
"name": { "type": "string" }
}
}
}
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Data payload",
"properties": {
"structures": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Structure references needed to interpret the data",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"links": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"href": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
"rel": { "type": "string" }
}
}
},
"dimensions": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Dimension references with their positions",
"properties": {
"dataset": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } },
"series": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } },
"observation": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object" } }
}
},
"attributes": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Attribute references"
},
"measures": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Measure references"
}
}
}
},
"dataSets": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Data sets containing the actual observations",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"action": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Action associated with this dataset (e.g., Information)",
"enum": ["Append", "Replace", "Delete", "Information"]
},
"series": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of series key to series data",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"attributes": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Series-level attribute values"
},
"observations": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of observation key to observation values",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of [value, ...attributes] for this observation"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"required": ["data"]
}
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