Find and inspect FRED® data series.
A series is a named sequence of economic observations over time.
Examples:
- GDP — Gross Domestic Product
- CPIAUCSL — Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
- UNRATE — Unemployment Rate
USAGE
reserve series [subcommand]
Available Subcommands:
| categories | List categories a series belongs to |
| get | Fetch metadata for one or more series |
| search | Search for series by keyword |
| tags | List tags associated with a series |
reserve series [subcommand] –help (for more details about a specific subcommand)
CATEGORIES
List the categories a series belongs to. Categories organize series within FRED’s taxonomy.
Usage: reserve series categories [flags]
# Retrieve series categories for UNRATE
$ reserve series categories UNRATEGET
Fetch metadata for one or more series.
Usage: reserve series get <SERIES_ID…> [flags]
# Get CPIAUCSL series
$ reserve series get CPIAUCSL
# Get multiple series
$ reserve series get CPIAUCSL UNRATE GDP
# Format as JSON
$ reserve series get CPIAUCSL --format jsonSEARCH
Search for FRED series by keyword.
Usage: reserve series search “” [flags]
# General search
$ reserve series search "inflation"
# Limit results
$ reserve series search "inflation" --limit 10
# Format for spreadsheet import
$ reserve series search "inflation" --limit 20 --format csv
TAGS
List tags associated with a series. Tags describe attributes such as geography, frequency, seasonal adjustment, and topic.
Usage: reserve series tags <SERIES_ID>
# Basic usage
$ reserve series tags CPIAUCSLWORKFLOW
# Search for a topic
$ reserve series search "unemployment"
# Inspect the series
$ reserve series get UNRATE
# Explore its classification
$ reserve series categories UNRATE
# Inspect its tags
$ reserve series tags UNRATE
See Global Flags for additional global options available for this command.