`search_stats`

Pack: estat-japan · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_stats for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search e-Stat statistical tables. Returns IDs and names for tables matching the query. Use the IDs with get_data / get_metadata.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text (Japanese or English)
`limit`	number	no	1-100000 (default 20)
`start_position`	number	no	1-based row offset (default 1)
`lang`	string	no	J (Japanese, default) \| E (English)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "失業率"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/estat-japan/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_stats","arguments":{"query":"失業率"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_stats', {
  "query": "失業率"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "unemployment rate",
  "lang": "E",
  "limit": 10
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Response from e-Stat getStatsList endpoint containing search results"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the estat-japan pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "estat-japan": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/estat-japan/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_stats