`get_data`

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

Fetch IMF time-series data for an indicator and country. Uses SDMX CompactData format. Example: get_data({ database_id: “IFS”, frequency: “A”, indicator: “NGDP_XDC”, country: “US”, start: “2018”, end: “2023” }) returns annual nominal GDP for the US.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`database_id`	string	yes	IMF database ID, e.g. “IFS”, “BOP”, “DOT”, “WEO”
`frequency`	string	yes	Data frequency: “A” (annual), “Q” (quarterly), “M” (monthly)
`indicator`	string	yes	Indicator code, e.g. “NGDP_XDC” for nominal GDP. Use search_indicators to find codes.
`country`	string	no	ISO 2-letter country code, e.g. “US”, “GB”, “JP”. Omit for all countries.
`start`	string	no	Start period, e.g. “2018” or “2018-Q1” or “2018-01”
`end`	string	no	End period, e.g. “2023” or “2023-Q4” or “2023-12”

Example call

Arguments

{
  "database_id": "IFS",
  "frequency": "A",
  "indicator": "NGDP_XDC",
  "country": "US",
  "start": "2018",
  "end": "2023"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imf/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_data","arguments":{"database_id":"IFS","frequency":"A","indicator":"NGDP_XDC","country":"US","start":"2018","end":"2023"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_data', {
  "database_id": "IFS",
  "frequency": "A",
  "indicator": "NGDP_XDC",
  "country": "US",
  "start": "2018",
  "end": "2023"
});

More examples

{
  "database_id": "WEO",
  "frequency": "A",
  "indicator": "NGDPD",
  "start": "2020",
  "end": "2024"
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "IMF SDMX CompactData response with time-series observations"
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_data