Economic Calendar API: Real-Time Global Macroeconomic Data

Why Choose FinanceFlow Economic Calendar API?

FinanceFlowAPI delivers reliable structured macroeconomic event data for 100+ countries to power trading strategies, alerts, and research.

• Near-real-time Economic Calendar: Updates every 5–10 minutes after official announcements, with precise timestamps and verified sources.
• Global Coverage: From the U.S. and EU to APAC and emerging markets, with worldwide macroeconomic event coverage.
• Actionable Fields: Previous, consensus, actual, and impact level for each event.
• Simple Integration: Clean JSON over HTTPS; copy-paste code samples for instant results.
• Plan Ahead: Query up to 60 days forward to prepare for volatility.

Pricing Plans

For detailed pricing, visit FinanceFlowAPI Pricing.

Use Cases for the Economic Calendar API

• Trading Bots: Avoid high-volatility windows or place event-driven orders.
• Investor Dashboards: Show upcoming economic indicators with impact badges.
• Research & Analytics: Compare actual vs. consensus across countries.
• Alerts & Notifications: Push “real-time economic calendar” updates to users.

What Is an Economic Calendar?

An economic calendar API lists scheduled macroeconomic events that can move markets: PMI, GDP, CPI, jobs data, central bank decisions, and speeches. FinanceFlow provides a unified schema for accessing global macroeconomic calendar data with country filters and date ranges.

Economic Calendar API Endpoints

/calendar-catalog — List Supported Countries

Retrieve a list of countries available in the economic events api.

Request Example:

GET https://financeflowapi.com/api/v1/calendar-catalog?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Response Example:

{
    "success": true,
    "code": 200,
    "message": "OK",
    "meta": {
        "timestamp": 1740778132,
        "request_id": "67c22a948bc91"
    },
    "data": [
        {"country": "Afghanistan"},
        {"country": "Albania"},
        ...
    ]
}
    

Real-World Example: Filter High-Impact Events(Major) Only

Most traders only care about Major and Moderate impact events. Here's how to filter them:

Python with Filtering and Error Handling:

import requests
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here'
base_url = 'https://financeflowapi.com/api/v1/financial-calendar'

# Get events for next 7 days
today = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
week_ahead = (datetime.now() + timedelta(days=7)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

params = {
    'api_key': API_KEY,
    'country': 'United States',
    'date_from': today,
    'date_to': week_ahead
}

response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
    # Filter only Major impact events
    high_impact = [e for e in data['data'] if e['economicImpact'] == 'Major']
    print(f"Found {len(high_impact)} high-impact events this week")
    for event in high_impact:
        print(f"{event['datetime']}: {event['report_name']} - Previous: {event['previous']}")
else:
    print(f"Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}")

JavaScript (Node.js) with Async/Await:

const axios = require('axios');

const API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here';
const url = 'https://financeflowapi.com/api/v1/financial-calendar';

async function getHighImpactEvents(country, days = 7) {
    try {
        const response = await axios.get(url, {
            params: {
                api_key: API_KEY,
                country: country,
                date_from: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]
            }
        });
        
        const highImpact = response.data.data.filter(e => e.economicImpact === 'Major');
        console.log(`${highImpact.length} high-impact events for ${country}`);
        return highImpact;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('API Error:', error.response?.data || error.message);
    }
}

getHighImpactEvents('United States');

Financial Calendar API Documentation

Why Developers Trust FinanceFlow

• Structured machine-readable JSON
• Reliable update intervals
• Global macroeconomic coverage
• Simple REST API integration
• Historical actual vs forecast values

Popular Event Types

Frequently Asked Questions

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