shushuzn/rairos/usfiscaldata

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Query the U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data API for federal financial data including national debt, government spending, revenue, interest rates, exchange rates, and savings bonds. Access 54 datasets and 182 data tables with no API key required. Use when working with U.S. federal fiscal data, national debt tracking (Debt to the Penny), Daily Treasury Statements, Monthly Treasury Statements, Treasury securities auctions, interest rates on Treasury securities, foreign exchange rates, savings bonds, or any U.S. government financial statistics.

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SKILL.md

U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data API

Free, open REST API from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for federal financial data. No API key or registration required.

Base URL: https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service

Quick Start

python
import requests
import pandas as pd
BASE_URL = "https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service"
# Get the current national debt (Debt to the Penny)
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny", params={
"sort": "-record_date",
"page[size]": 1
})
data = resp.json()["data"][0]
print(f"Total public debt as of {data['record_date']}: ${float(data['tot_pub_debt_out_amt']):,.0f}")
python
# Get Treasury exchange rates for recent quarters
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/v1/accounting/od/rates_of_exchange", params={
"fields": "country_currency_desc,exchange_rate,record_date",
"filter": "record_date:gte:2024-01-01",
"sort": "-record_date",
"page[size]": 100
})
df = pd.DataFrame(resp.json()["data"])

Authentication

None required. The API is fully open and free.

Core Parameters

ParameterExampleDescription
fields=fields=record_date,tot_pub_debt_out_amtSelect specific columns
filter=filter=record_date:gte:2024-01-01Filter records
sort=sort=-record_dateSort (prefix - for descending)
format=format=jsonOutput format: json, csv, xml
page[size]=page[size]=100Records per page (default 100)
page[number]=page[number]=2Page index (starts at 1)

Filter operators: lt, lte, gt, gte, eq, in

python
# Multiple filters separated by comma
"filter=country_currency_desc:in:(Canada-Dollar,Mexico-Peso),record_date:gte:2024-01-01"

Key Datasets & Endpoints

Debt
DatasetEndpointFrequency
Debt to the Penny/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_pennyDaily
Historical Debt Outstanding/v2/accounting/od/historical_debt_outstandingAnnual
Schedules of Federal Debt/v1/accounting/od/schedules_fed_debtMonthly
Daily & Monthly Statements
DatasetEndpointFrequency
DTS Operating Cash Balance/v1/accounting/dts/operating_cash_balanceDaily
DTS Deposits & Withdrawals/v1/accounting/dts/deposits_withdrawals_operating_cashDaily
Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS)/v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_1 (16 tables)Monthly
Interest Rates & Exchange
DatasetEndpointFrequency
Average Interest Rates on Treasury Securities/v2/accounting/od/avg_interest_ratesMonthly
Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange/v1/accounting/od/rates_of_exchangeQuarterly
Interest Expense on Public Debt/v2/accounting/od/interest_expenseMonthly
Securities & Auctions
DatasetEndpointFrequency
Treasury Securities Auctions Data/v1/accounting/od/auctions_queryAs Needed
Treasury Securities Upcoming Auctions/v1/accounting/od/upcoming_auctionsAs Needed
Average Interest Rates/v2/accounting/od/avg_interest_ratesMonthly
Savings Bonds
DatasetEndpointFrequency
I Bonds Interest Rates/v2/accounting/od/i_bond_interest_ratesSemi-Annual
U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds: Issues, Redemptions & Maturities/v1/accounting/od/sb_issues_redemptionsMonthly

Response Structure

json
{
"data": [...],
"meta": {
"count": 100,
"total-count": 3790,
"total-pages": 38,
"labels": {"field_name": "Human Readable Label"},
"dataTypes": {"field_name": "STRING|NUMBER|DATE|CURRENCY"},
"dataFormats": {"field_name": "String|10.2|YYYY-MM-DD"}
},
"links": {"self": "...", "first": "...", "prev": null, "next": "...", "last": "..."}
}

Note: All values are returned as strings. Convert as needed (e.g., float(), pd.to_datetime()). Null values appear as the string "null".

Common Patterns

Load all pages into a DataFrame
python
def fetch_all_pages(endpoint, params=None):
params = params or {}
params["page[size]"] = 10000 # max size to minimize requests
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}{endpoint}", params=params)
result = resp.json()
df = pd.DataFrame(result["data"])
return df
Aggregation (automatic sum)

Omitting grouping fields triggers automatic aggregation:

python
# Sum all deposits/withdrawals by record_date and transaction type
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/v1/accounting/dts/deposits_withdrawals_operating_cash", params={
"fields": "record_date,transaction_type,transaction_today_amt"
})

Reference Files

  • [api-basics.md](references/api-basics.md) — URL structure, HTTP methods, versioning, data types
  • [parameters.md](references/parameters.md) — All parameters with detailed examples and edge cases
  • [datasets-debt.md](references/datasets-debt.md) — Debt datasets: Debt to the Penny, Historical Debt, Schedules of Federal Debt, TROR
  • [datasets-fiscal.md](references/datasets-fiscal.md) — Daily Treasury Statement, Monthly Treasury Statement, revenue, spending
  • [datasets-interest-rates.md](references/datasets-interest-rates.md) — Average interest rates, exchange rates, TIPS/CPI, certified interest rates
  • [datasets-securities.md](references/datasets-securities.md) — Treasury auctions, savings bonds, SLGS, buybacks
  • [response-format.md](references/response-format.md) — Response objects, error handling, pagination, response codes
  • [examples.md](references/examples.md) — Python, R, and pandas code examples for common use cases

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