Global MacroDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Bank of Japan Time-Series Data Search API

Japan: Bank of Japan statistical time series, via a keyless JSON and CSV API

FreeNon-commercial onlyauth: noneCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeNon-commercial use only. Free keyless JSON and CSV API.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

Non-commercial use only: the Bank of Japan's copyright terms exclude copying for commercial purposes

The Bank of Japan's copyright page says:

“The information included in the site may be copied or reproduced with the exceptions below.”

“i. The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes.”

Source: Bank of Japan: Copyright (checked Nov 13, 2026). This isn't legal advice.

For other Japanese macro and rates data in the catalog without a non-commercial restriction in their terms, see:

Each source has its own terms; read its licence note before you use it. The BoJ API notice also asks anyone releasing a service built on the API to notify the Research and Statistics Department by email.

The fine print

License note: Non-commercial use only. The BoJ copyright page says "The information included in the site may be copied or reproduced with the exceptions below." and lists as the first exception "i. The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes." Credit the Bank of Japan as the source. The API notice asks anyone releasing a service built on the API to acknowledge the API and notify the Research and Statistics Department by email. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Credit the Bank of Japan as the source; services built on the API must acknowledge the API.

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// Overview

Bank of Japan Time-Series Data Search API

The Bank of Japan's Time-Series Data Search offers a keyless API (getDataCode, getDataLayer, getMetadata) returning JSON or CSV for money-market rates, prices, flow of funds, TANKAN, balance of payments and more.

Coverage

Japan: Bank of Japan statistical time series, via a keyless JSON and CSV API.

Good for

#global-macro#japan#central-bank#api#government#non-commercial

Verdict

An official Japanese central-bank source, alongside japan-mof-jgb-interest-rates. Non-commercial warning: the BoJ copyright page says "The information included in the site may be copied or reproduced with the exceptions below." and lists as the first exception "i. The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes." Licence: Custom. The API notice also asks: "If a user releases a service which uses the API, please notify the Research and Statistics Department of the Bank of Japan about the service release via email, using the subject line provided below." The terms, read with plain curl, contain no ban on automated access. Rate limits: the API manual says "Caution: Excessive access frequency may result in a restriction of access. Please avoid excessive requests." Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Non-commercial use only. Free keyless JSON and CSV API.
Rate limit	Not stated as a number; the API manual warns that excessive access frequency may result in a restriction of access.
License	Custom (see note)
License note	Non-commercial use only. The BoJ copyright page says "The information included in the site may be copied or reproduced with the exceptions below." and lists as the first exception "i. The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes." Credit the Bank of Japan as the source. The API notice asks anyone releasing a service built on the API to acknowledge the API and notify the Research and Statistics Department by email. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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Quick facts

Provider: stat-search.boj.or.jp
Type: Dataset
Category: Global Macro
Domain: Global Macro
Auth: none
Free tier: Non-commercial use only. Free keyless JSON and CSV API.
Rate limit: Not stated as a number; the API manual warns that excessive access frequency may result in a restriction of access.
License: Custom (see note)
License note: Non-commercial use only. The BoJ copyright page says "The information included in the site may be copied or reproduced with the exceptions below." and lists as the first exception "i. The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes." Credit the Bank of Japan as the source. The API notice asks anyone releasing a service built on the API to acknowledge the API and notify the Research and Statistics Department by email. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Verified: Nov 13, 2026

Ask your agent

Fetch https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/catalog.json, find slug "boj-time-series-data-search-api" and read its licenseNote. The Bank of Japan's copyright page lets you copy or reproduce site information with credit, except "The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes." So do not write a commercial loader for this API. If my use is non-commercial, write code that calls the keyless getDataCode endpoint for the database and series codes I name when I run it, keep requests infrequent as the API manual asks, and credit the Bank of Japan; if I release a service built on the API, remind me that the BoJ API notice asks me to notify its Research and Statistics Department by email.

// Full record · catalog.json

name: Bank of Japan Time-Series Data Search API
slug: boj-time-series-data-search-api
category: Global Macro
domain: Global Macro
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/boj-time-series-data-search-api
providerUrl: https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/info/api_manual_en.pdf
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Non-commercial use only. Free keyless JSON and CSV API.
rateLimits: Not stated as a number; the API manual warns that excessive access frequency may result in a restriction of access.
docsUrl: https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/info/api_manual_en.pdf
coverage: Japan: Bank of Japan statistical time series, via a keyless JSON and CSV API.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/info/api_manual_en.pdf
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/api/v1/getDataCode?format=json&lang=en&db=FM01&code=STRDCLUCON
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/info/api_notice_en.pdf
https://www.boj.or.jp/en/about/copyright.htm
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
tasks: global-macro
japan
central-bank
api
government
non-commercial
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www.boj.or.jp/en/about/copyright.htm
licenseNote: Non-commercial use only. The BoJ copyright page says "The information included in the site may be copied or reproduced with the exceptions below." and lists as the first exception "i. The copying or reproduction of the content for commercial purposes." Credit the Bank of Japan as the source. The API notice asks anyone releasing a service built on the API to acknowledge the API and notify the Research and Statistics Department by email. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Credit the Bank of Japan as the source; services built on the API must acknowledge the API.

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "boj-time-series-data-search-api"
    }
  }
}

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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