openbb-federal-reserve
US Federal Reserve Data Extension for OpenBB
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using OpenBB Platform and need direct access to Federal Reserve data outside FRED. The low installation friction, active maintenance, and zero-authorization data access make it a straightforward addition to an OpenBB workflow. The AGPL-3.0-only license is a blocker only if your project is proprietary and cannot be open-sourced.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; openbb-build command must be run after installation to generate platform assets before use.
- Low friction installation with a pure Python wheel and active maintenance (80 days since last release).
- Requires running openbb-build after install to generate static assets.
License · maintenance · safety
AGPL-3.0-only (agpl) — AGPL-3.0-only license requires that any derivative work or modification be released under the same license and made available to users; suitable for open-source projects but restrictive for proprietary applications.
last release 2026-05-26 (80 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 86,466 downloads/mo, #13,860 on PyPI
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pip install openbb-federal-reserve
openbb-build
from openbb_core.app import OpenBB
obb = OpenBB()
data = obb.economy.money_measures()- Whether the extension works offline or requires live internet access to Federal Reserve endpoints.
- Performance characteristics and rate limits for bulk data retrieval across multiple endpoints.
- Compatibility with the full OpenBB Platform ecosystem beyond the listed runtime dependencies.
What it is and what it does
This package extends the OpenBB Platform with a dedicated provider for Federal Reserve economic data. It publishes endpoints for money supply measures, central bank holdings, FOMC meeting documents, fixed-income rates (SOFR, EFFR), and treasury yield curves—data that the Federal Reserve publishes directly rather than through FRED. The extension requires no API key and integrates into the OpenBB Workspace as a custom backend, exposing its data through both programmatic endpoints and interactive dashboard widgets.
The package depends on openbb-core, openbb-economy, openbb-fixedincome, and openbb-platform-api to function, meaning it is designed as a plugin within the larger OpenBB ecosystem rather than a standalone library. Installation includes a build step (openbb-build) to generate static assets. It supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 and is actively maintained.
Use it for
- Retrieve current and historical FOMC meeting minutes, projections, and policy statements for research or analysis.
- Access real-time SOFR and EFFR rates for fixed-income trading or risk management workflows.
- Fetch Federal Reserve regional economic indicators and statistics for macroeconomic monitoring.
- Build dashboards in OpenBB Workspace that combine Fed data with other economic sources.
- Analyze primary dealer positioning and treasury yield curves for market analysis.
- Integrate Fed economic data into Python-based financial modeling or backtesting systems.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using OpenBB Platform and need direct access to Federal Reserve data outside FRED.
The low installation friction, active maintenance, and zero-authorization data access make it a straightforward addition to an OpenBB workflow. The AGPL-3.0-only license is a blocker only if your project is proprietary and cannot be open-sourced.
Install
openbb-federal-reserve on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with a pure Python wheel and active maintenance (80 days since last release). Requires running openbb-build after install to generate static assets.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; openbb-build command must be run after installation to generate platform assets before use.
License in practice
AGPL-3.0-only license requires that any derivative work or modification be released under the same license and made available to users; suitable for open-source projects but restrictive for proprietary applications.
Quickstart
pip install openbb-federal-reserve
openbb-build
from openbb_core.app import OpenBB
obb = OpenBB()
data = obb.economy.money_measures()Verify before relying
- Whether the extension works offline or requires live internet access to Federal Reserve endpoints.
- Performance characteristics and rate limits for bulk data retrieval across multiple endpoints.
- Compatibility with the full OpenBB Platform ecosystem beyond the listed runtime dependencies.
Package facts
| License | AGPL-3.0-only agpl |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 6 packagesbeautifulsoup4openbb-coreopenbb-economyopenbb-fixedincomeopenbb-platform-apiopenpyxl |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 80 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 86,466 / month, #13,860 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: openbb_federal_reserve-1.6.2-py3-none-any.whl
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