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U.S. BEA Data API

Coverage is centered on the United States, with international transactions and investment tables adding partner-country detail. History, geography, frequency and release timing vary by dataset and table, and the metadata methods expose the currently available values. BEA says API data follows the same release schedule as its other published sources, typically with monthly updates across datasets and exceptions by program.

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Signal Scoredraft model
88
Access
Free key · free API key
15
Licence clarity
Provider terms · terms linked
13
Evidence
5 source links checked
20
Freshness
verified 2026-11-01
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
20

// Terms and limits

Access
free API key
Free tier
A free registered key provides API access. Standard quotas are 100 requests per minute, 100 MB retrieved per minute and 30 errors per minute.
Rate limits
100 requests per minute; 100 MB per minute; 30 errors per minute
Licence
Provider termsterms
Licence note
BEA permits use of its API to "search, display, analyze, retrieve, view and otherwise 'get' information from BEA data." The terms require a prominent API notice, prohibit false representation and reserve BEA's right to limit or end access.
Attribution
Required notice: "This product uses the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Data API but is not endorsed or certified by BEA."

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-01

  1. 01apps.bea.gov/api/signup/
  2. 02apps.bea.gov/API/docs/index.htm
  3. 03apps.bea.gov/API/swagger/index.htm
  4. 04apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_web_service_api_user_guide.pdf
  5. 05apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_api_tos.pdf

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money-flowsmacro-economictime-serieshistorical-dataflows

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Reply · selected fields
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  "domain": "Money Flows",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
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  "rateLimits": "100 requests per minute; 100 MB per minute; 30 errors per minute",
  "license": "Provider terms",
  "licenseUrl": "https://apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_api_tos.pdf",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/",
    "https://apps.bea.gov/API/docs/index.htm",
    "https://apps.bea.gov/API/swagger/index.htm",
    "https://apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_web_service_api_user_guide.pdf",
    "https://apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_api_tos.pdf"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "money-flows",
    "macro-economic",
    "time-series",
    "historical-data",
    "flows"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://apps.bea.gov/API/docs/index.htm"
}

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