`get_series`

Pack: econdata · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/econdata/mcp

Fetch any economic time series by ID (e.g., “CPUR0000SA0” for CPI, “LNS14000000” for unemployment). Returns historical data points with dates and values.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`series_id`	string	yes	BLS series ID (e.g. “CUUR0000SA0” for CPI)
`start_year`	string	no	Start year as 4-digit string (e.g. “2020”). Optional.
`end_year`	string	no	End year as 4-digit string (e.g. “2024”). Optional.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "series_id": "CUUR0000SA0"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/econdata/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_series","arguments":{"series_id":"CUUR0000SA0"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_series', {
  "series_id": "CUUR0000SA0"
});

More examples

{
  "series_id": "LNS14000000",
  "start_year": "2020",
  "end_year": "2024"
}

Response shape

Always returns: series_id, start_year, end_year, total, data

Field	Type	Description
`series_id`	string	BLS series ID requested
`start_year`	string \| null	Start year filter if provided, null otherwise
`end_year`	string \| null	End year filter if provided, null otherwise
`total`	integer	Total number of data points returned
`data`	array	Time series data points

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "series_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "BLS series ID requested"
    },
    "start_year": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Start year filter if provided, null otherwise"
    },
    "end_year": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "End year filter if provided, null otherwise"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of data points returned"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Time series data points",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "year": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Year of the data point"
          },
          "period": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Period code (e.g., M01 for January)"
          },
          "period_name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable period name (e.g., January)"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Numeric value for the period"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "year",
          "period",
          "period_name",
          "value"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "series_id",
    "start_year",
    "end_year",
    "total",
    "data"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "econdata": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/econdata/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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