UN Comtrade · Schema

UN Comtrade API Response Envelope

Standard response envelope returned by all UN Comtrade API endpoints.

TradeInternational TradeImportExportStatisticsUnited NationsEconomicsCommoditiesBilateral TradeHS CodesSITC

Properties

Name Type Description
elapsedMs integer Server-side processing time in milliseconds
count integer Number of records returned in this response
data array Array of result records; schema varies by endpoint
error stringnull Error message if the request failed; null on success
validationStatus string Validation status message for the request parameters
countReleased integernull Total records available in the dataset for this query (may exceed count)
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JSON Schema

api-response.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/un-comtrade/main/json-schema/api-response.json",
  "title": "UN Comtrade API Response Envelope",
  "description": "Standard response envelope returned by all UN Comtrade API endpoints.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "elapsedMs": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Server-side processing time in milliseconds"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of records returned in this response"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of result records; schema varies by endpoint",
      "items": {}
    },
    "error": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Error message if the request failed; null on success"
    },
    "validationStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Validation status message for the request parameters"
    },
    "countReleased": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Total records available in the dataset for this query (may exceed count)"
    }
  },
  "required": ["count", "data"],
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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