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Carry source_url + retrieved_at
A number without provenance is a screenshot waiting to be challenged.
Every /v1/series/{id}/latest response already includes the
fields you should persist next to the value.
What to store alongside the figure
valueandperiod(the reading itself)source_url(where the agency publishes it)retrieved_at(when you fetched it)citation(ready-made footnote string when you want one)series_id(stable ID so you can refresh without rediscovery)
Verified on live /latest for IDs such as
AU.CPI.YOY and AU.CASHRATE. Same shape on Free,
Analyst, and Embed.
Example · quarterly headline CPI
curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer ak_2IliQLJlKozQBX2tksjZ2JbArUvDz2fJ' \
https://api.ausdata.io/v1/series/AU.CPI.YOY/latestShared demo key (Analyst pool), rate limited per IP. Not a Free personal key. Register for a Free key (500 calls / month) at /get-started.
Persist source_url and retrieved_at in your own
database or UI footnote. Do not invent a second citation layer on top.
Free → Analyst → Embed
Explore IDs, store citations, ship an internal tool. No card.
Analyst · $29 / 10kSame series and citation fields. More monthly volume for agents and jobs.
Embed · $99
Signed responses, chart-only emb_ tokens, and release webhooks
when you show numbers to someone else.
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Cited Australian stats, one call
Related: ABS CPI API, RBA cash rate API, docs.