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| US Treasury Fiscal Data API Reference | import | https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/blob/9c9bd2e9/skills/database-lookup/references/treasury.md | 9c9bd2e9 | 2026-06-26 | prompt | accepted | upstream | false |
US Treasury Fiscal Data API Reference
Overview
The US Treasury's Fiscal Data API provides machine-readable access to federal financial data: national debt, treasury securities, interest rates, yield curves, revenue, spending, and more. Maintained by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
Base URL
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service
Authentication
No API key required. The API is fully open and public.
Rate Limits
- No formal rate limits published.
- Reasonable use expected; no authentication or throttling documented.
- For bulk data, use pagination with large page sizes.
Key Endpoints
URL Pattern
All dataset endpoints follow:
GET /services/api/fiscal_service/{endpoint}?{parameters}
Common Query Parameters (apply to all endpoints)
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fields |
string | Comma-separated list of fields to return |
filter |
string | Filter expression: field:operator:value (e.g., record_date:gte:2024-01-01) |
sort |
string | Sort fields: field (asc) or -field (desc); comma-separated |
page[number] |
int | Page number (default 1) |
page[size] |
int | Results per page (default 100, max 10000) |
format |
string | json (default) or csv |
Filter Operators:
eq (equals), lt, lte, gt, gte, in (comma-separated values)
1. Treasury Yield Curve Rates (Daily)
GET /v2/accounting/od/avg_interest_rates
Better endpoint for yield curves:
GET /v1/accounting/od/rates_of_exchange
Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates:
Note: Daily yield curve rates are published at https://home.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/ and available via the TreasuryDirect API. For programmatic access via Fiscal Data:
GET /v2/accounting/od/avg_interest_rates
Example -- Average interest rates on Treasury securities:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/avg_interest_rates?filter=record_date:gte:2024-01-01&sort=-record_date&page[size]=100
Response:
{
"data": [
{
"record_date": "2024-10-31",
"security_type_desc": "Treasury Bills",
"security_desc": "Treasury Bills",
"avg_interest_rate_amt": "5.223",
"src_line_nbr": "1",
"record_fiscal_year": "2025",
"record_fiscal_quarter": "1",
"record_calendar_year": "2024",
"record_calendar_quarter": "4",
"record_calendar_month": "10",
"record_calendar_day": "31"
}
],
"meta": {
"count": 100,
"labels": { ... },
"dataTypes": { ... },
"dataFormats": { ... },
"total-count": 1234,
"total-pages": 13
},
"links": {
"self": "&page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=100",
"first": "&page%5Bnumber%5D=1&page%5Bsize%5D=100",
"prev": null,
"next": "&page%5Bnumber%5D=2&page%5Bsize%5D=100",
"last": "&page%5Bnumber%5D=13&page%5Bsize%5D=100"
}
}
2. Debt to the Penny (Daily National Debt)
GET /v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny
Example -- Debt since 2024:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny?filter=record_date:gte:2024-01-01&sort=-record_date&page[size]=10
Key Fields: record_date, tot_pub_debt_out_amt, intragov_hold_amt, debt_held_public_amt
3. Treasury Securities Auctions
GET /v1/accounting/od/auctions_query
Example -- Recent T-Bill auctions:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v1/accounting/od/auctions_query?filter=security_type:eq:Bill&sort=-auction_date&page[size]=10
Key Fields: cusip, security_type, security_term, auction_date, issue_date, maturity_date, high_yield, high_discount_rate, bid_to_cover_ratio, total_accepted
4. Monthly Treasury Statement (Revenue & Outlays)
GET /v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_5
Example -- Federal receipts/outlays:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_5?filter=record_date:gte:2024-01-01&sort=-record_date&page[size]=50
5. Federal Spending by Category
GET /v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_9
Example:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_9?filter=record_date:gte:2024-01-01&sort=-record_date
6. Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange
GET /v1/accounting/od/rates_of_exchange
Example -- Exchange rates for a quarter:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v1/accounting/od/rates_of_exchange?filter=record_date:eq:2024-09-30&page[size]=200
Key Fields: country_currency_desc, exchange_rate, record_date, effective_date
7. Interest Expense on the Debt
GET /v2/accounting/od/interest_expense
Example:
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/interest_expense?filter=record_fiscal_year:eq:2024&sort=-record_date
8. Savings Bonds Rates
GET /v2/accounting/od/sb_value
Common Endpoint Paths
| Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|
v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny |
Daily total public debt outstanding |
v2/accounting/od/avg_interest_rates |
Average interest rates on Treasury securities |
v1/accounting/od/auctions_query |
Treasury securities auction results |
v1/accounting/od/rates_of_exchange |
Treasury reporting rates of exchange |
v2/accounting/od/interest_expense |
Interest expense on the public debt |
v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_5 |
Monthly Treasury statement: receipts/outlays |
v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_9 |
Monthly Treasury statement: outlays by function |
v2/accounting/od/statement_net_cost |
Statement of net cost |
v2/accounting/od/debt_outstanding |
Historical debt outstanding (annual) |
Response Format
All JSON responses share the same envelope:
data: Array of result objectsmeta: Containscount,total-count,total-pages, field labels and data typeslinks: Pagination links (self,first,prev,next,last)
Notes
- All monetary amounts are returned as strings to preserve precision.
- Dates use
YYYY-MM-DDformat in therecord_datefield. - The
filterparameter supports chaining:filter=field1:eq:val1,field2:gte:val2. - Use
fields=to reduce response size by requesting only needed columns. - The API documentation and dataset explorer is at: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/api-documentation/
- For Treasury yield curve rates specifically, FRED series
DGS1,DGS2,DGS5,DGS10,DGS30may be more convenient.