Browse the institutions (sources) that publish data on FRED®.
A source represents an organization that provides economic data to FRED, such as:
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
The source command lets you explore these institutions, inspect their metadata, and see which releases they publish.
USAGE
Usage: reserve source [subcommand]
Available Subcommands:
| Command | Description |
| get | Fetch metadata for a data source |
| list | List all FRED data sources |
| releases | List releases published by a source |
reserve source [subcommand] –help (for more details about a specific subcommand)
GET
List all FRED data sources.
Usage: reserve source list [flags]
## General usage
$ reserve source list
## Limit sources
$ reserve source list --limit 20
## Limit sources and format for spreadsheet import
$ reserve source list --limit 20 --format csv
## General usage
$ reserve source list
## Limit sources
$ reserve source list --limit 20
## Limit sources and format for spreadsheet import
$ reserve source list --limit 20 --format csvGET
Fetch metadata for a specific source.
Usage: reserve source get <SOURCE_ID>
## Source ID 1
$ reserve source get 1
# Get source id 1 and format as JSON
$ reserve source get 1 --format json
## Source ID 1
$ reserve source get 1
# Get source id 1 and format as JSON
$ reserve source get 1 --format jsonRELEASES
List releases published by a specific source.
Usage: reserve source releases <SOURCE_ID> [flags]
## Get releases published by source id 1 (default 20)
$ reserve source releases 1
## Get releases published by source id 1 limiting to 5
$ reserve source releases 1 --limit 5
## Get releases published by source id 1 and format for spreadsheet import
$ reserve source releases 1 --format csv
## Get releases published by source id 1 (default 20)
$ reserve source releases 1
## Get releases published by source id 1 limiting to 5
$ reserve source releases 1 --limit 5
## Get releases published by source id 1 and format for spreadsheet import
$ reserve source releases 1 --format csvWORKFLOW
## Discover data sources:
$ reserve source list
## Inspect a specific source:
$ reserve source get 1
## See the releases it publishes:
$ reserve source releases 1 --limit 50
See Global Flags for additional global options available for this command.