Economic Calendar API for Trading Systems
Comprehensive, structured access to real-time economic calendar data from major economies worldwide. Get critical macroeconomic indicators including GDP, inflation, employment, and central bank decisions.
Powerful Features for Financial Applications
Everything you need to build sophisticated economic analysis tools
- Trade & Balance
- GDP & Growth
- Inflation Indicators
- Employment Stats
- 25 GMT Timezones
- Auto Conversion
- Real-time Updates
- Global Markets
- Volatility Levels
- Event Categories
- Unique IDs
- Score Tracking
- Actual Values
- Previous Data
- Consensus
- Deviation Ratio
- 5-min Updates
- Live Data
- Auto Refresh
- 25 Timezones
- Standard JSON
- UTC Timing
- Easy Filtering
- Scalable
Built for Professional Use Cases
From algorithmic trading to macroeconomic research - power your applications with reliable economic data
Algorithmic Trading Systems
Event-driven strategies, pre-event positioning, volatility trading, and cross-asset analysis based on economic releases.
Financial Dashboards
Real-time monitoring, historical analysis, performance attribution, and risk management for trading desks.
Macroeconomic Research
Economic forecasting, policy analysis, regional comparisons, and sector-specific economic impact studies.
Investment Decision Making
Fundamental analysis, asset allocation, timing strategies, and multi-asset portfolio coordination.
Risk Management
Prepare for market volatility, monitor high-impact events, and adjust positions based on economic calendar.
Market Analysis
Correlation analysis, surprise detection, trend identification, and market reaction patterns to economic data.
Simple & Powerful API Endpoints
RESTful endpoints designed for ease of use and flexibility
/calendar- countryCode - Filter by ISO country code
- volatility - Filter by level (NONE/LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH)
- startDate - Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- endDate - End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- limit - Result limit (max: 500)
- timezone - GMT timezone conversion
/calendar/{id}- id - Unique event identifier
- Returns single event with full metadata
/country- No parameters required
- Returns list of supported countries
- Includes ISO country codes
/timezone- No parameters required
- Returns GMT-12 to GMT+12 timezones
- 25 supported timezones
All endpoints return data in standardized JSON format with comprehensive field coverage
View Complete API Documentation →Comprehensive Data Structure
25+ fields per economic event with rich metadata and analysis
Key Response Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | String | Unique identifier for the event |
eventId | String | Event-specific tracking ID |
name | String | Economic event name |
countryCode | String | ISO country code |
dateUtc | String | UTC timestamp |
volatility | String | NONE/LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH |
actual | String | Actual reported value |
consensus | String | Market consensus |
previous | String | Previous period value |
ratioDeviation | Number | Actual vs consensus deviation |
isBetterThanExpected | Boolean | Performance indicator |
isScoreTrackable | Boolean | Has historical scoring |
And 13+ additional fields including revised values, units, category IDs, and temporal data
Example Response
{
"id": "123456",
"eventId": "event_789",
"name": "Non-Farm Payrolls",
"countryCode": "US",
"currencyCode": "USD",
"dateUtc": "2024-01-15T13:30:00.000Z",
"volatility": "HIGH",
"actual": "216K",
"consensus": "200K",
"previous": "199K",
"unit": "Jobs",
"ratioDeviation": 0.08,
"isBetterThanExpected": true,
"isScoreTrackable": true,
"volatilityBreakdown": {
"overall": "HIGH",
"previous": "MEDIUM"
}
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