Trading Economics API pricing, limits and access
What the Trading Economics API costs, who can use it and its published limits, from the official pages, with the catalogue Actors for Trading Economics data beside it.
Short answer
Economic indicators, market information and calendar releases are available through the Trading Economics API with a subscription API key. Access uses paid plans and a paid trial, with request and response limits that affect retrieval.
Rates and dates checked 2026-11-12 against the sources below. How the comparison works.Facts that decide the bill
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Public API |
| Official API | Trading Economics API |
| Who can use it | The Trading Economics API serves indicators, the economic calendar, markets, financials, forecasts and news. Subscribing to a plan gives an API key at developer.tradingeconomics.com |
| Published price | Paid subscription plans with a paid trial. Plan prices render client-side on the pricing page and were not verified on 2026-11-11 |
| Limits | General limit of 5 requests per second; historical calls return at most 10,000 rows and calendar calls 1,000 rows. Trial users are limited to 100,000 data points and 100 requests |
What this means in practice
Check plan amounts before subscribing
The pricing page renders subscription amounts in the browser. Check that page for the current charge, then obtain an API key through the developer portal after subscribing.
Account for request and response caps
The general request rate limit governs how quickly calls can be sent, while historical and calendar calls have different row caps. Space requests within the rate limit and check whether each response covers the period you need.
Routes that work for Trading Economics data
The official route first, then the catalogue Actors that fit this problem, by their published fields. Store figures are the publisher's public numbers.
| Route | Core fields | Price / 1K | Success, 30 days | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public APITrading Economics API | not compared | below | Official docs | |
| Trading Economics Market, Indicator & Calendar Scraper | 5/7 | $0.99 | 13 runs, too few to rate | Open in Apify Store |
Official price: Paid subscription plans with a paid trial. Plan prices render client-side on the pricing page and were not verified on 2026-11-11. Compare all 9 Trading Economics routes.
Questions people ask
Is the Trading Economics trial free?
The trial is paid. It also limits total requests and data points, so include those caps in your evaluation plan.
Where can I confirm subscription prices?
Check the official Trading Economics API pricing page, where plan amounts render in the browser. Exact prices were not verified on 2026-11-11.
How do I get an API key?
Subscribing to a plan gives access to an API key through developer.tradingeconomics.com. Use the official authentication documentation to configure access.
Do historical and calendar calls have the same limits?
Historical and calendar calls have different maximum row counts. Plan each retrieval around the limit for its endpoint.
Sources
Every dated claim on this page comes from the public sources below. Check the source before you make a business decision on it.
- Trading Economics API documentation — checked 2026-11-11
- Trading Economics API pricing — checked 2026-11-11
- Trading Economics official source — checked 2026-11-11
- Trading Economics official source — checked 2026-11-11
- Trading Economics terms — checked 2026-11-11
Need the data without the official API?
Trading Economics Market, Indicator & Calendar Scraper returns 5 of 7 core Trading Economics fields at $0.99 per 1,000 results. Compare all 9 Trading Economics routes.